In our hands the struggle for U.S. child care policy / Elizabeth Palley, Corey S. Shdaimah.

Author/creator Palley, Elizabeth
Other author Shdaimah, Corey S.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York ; London : New York University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxi, 276 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Child care--United States.
Child care--Law and legislation. --United States.
United States--Social policy.

SeriesFamilies, law, and society series
Abstract "Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 percent of their families' incomes. Most of these families yearn for available and affordable child care--but although most developed countries offer state-funded child care, it remains scarce in the United States. And even in prosperous times, child care is rarely a priority for U.S. policy makers.In In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy, Elizabeth Palley and Corey S. Shdaimah explore the reasons behind the relative paucity of U.S. child care and child care support. Why, they ask, are policy makers unable to convert widespread need into a feasible political agenda? They examine the history of child care advocacy and legislation in the United States, from the Child Care Development Act of the 1970s that was vetoed by Nixon through the Obama administration's Child Care Development Block Grant. The book includes data from interviews with 23 prominent child care and early education advocates and researchers who have spent their careers seeking expansion of child care policy and funding and an examination of the legislative debates around key child care bills of the last half-century. Palley and Shdaimah analyze the special interest and niche groups that have formed around existing policy, arguing that such groups limit the possibility for debate around U.S. child care policy. Ultimately, they conclude, we do not need to make minor changes to our existing policies. We need a revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013049129
ISBN9781479862658 (hardback)

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