Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families

The Essential Role of Local Government

• Author(s): Sid Gardner,
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Pages: 254
• ISBN_10: 0761830944
  ISBN_13: 9780761830948
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Political Science / American Government / Local ,

Description:... Outlines a model for developing strategic policy for responding to children and family issues in local governments. It also discusses fifteen strategic roles that local government can play--most of which do not require direct funding, but depends upon the scarce resource of leadership. The book describes policy and analytical tools used by cities and counties, and makes a case for using these tools more strategically. It calls for strategic policy to respond to the four critical forces affecting children and family policy: families; race and culture; communities and neighborhoods; and regionalism. [Publisher web site].