{"product_id":"voices-for-children-rhetoric-and-public-policy-9780815724025","title":"Voices for Children: Rhetoric and Public Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States spends more on programs for the elderly than it does on programs that enhance child development and improve child welfare. Why has public policy neglected the development phase of young Americans' lives not only in substantive dollars spent, but also in program design and implementation? Noted child care and education policy expert William Gormley highlights the portrayal of children's issues in both the mass media and in public policymaking to explain why children have gotten short shrift. A key explanation is the limited mass media coverage of strong arguments in support of children's programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter documenting changes in rhetoric on children and public policy over time and variations across policy domains and government venues, Gormley demonstrates that some issue frames are more effective than others in persuading voters. In two randomized experiments, he finds that economic frames are more effective than moralistic frames in generating public support for children's programs. Independent voters are especially responsive to economic frames. In several illuminating case studies, in Connecticut, Utah, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, he finds that strong rhetoric makes a difference but that it is sometimes eclipsed by even stronger political and economic constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eVoices for Children\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on raging debates over child health, child poverty, child welfare, and education programs at the federal and state levels. It finds some hopeful examples that could transform how we think about children's issues and the kinds of public policies we adopt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William T. Gormley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.01w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815724025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Gormley Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor and professor of government and public policy at Georgetown University and codirector of the Center for Research on Children in the U.S. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eOrganizational Report Cards\u003c\/i\u003e with David Weimer and \u003ci\u003eBureaucracy and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e with Steven Balla.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40214597501043,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1128a5ea-918e-49da-9718-f0e64ad20550.jpg?v=1656510355","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/voices-for-children-rhetoric-and-public-policy-9780815724025","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}