| Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families: The Essential Role of Local Government Contributor(s): Gardner, Sidney L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761830944 ISBN-13: 9780761830948 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $69.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2005 Annotation: Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families outlines a model for developing strategic policy for responding to children and family issues in local governments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Local |
| Dewey: 362.7 |
| LCCN: 2004116240 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.46" W x 8.94" (0.93 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families 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. Finally, the book reviews policy in four critical areas affecting local governments: education and school readiness; substance abuse; youth development; and family support programs. It concludes with predictions of issues that will affect cities and counties in the future. |