The Politics of Child Support in America

Klappentext Examining the efforts of leaders in American child support, this book explores the topic of policy innovation over a 100-year period. It tracks the evolution of multiple sets of political entrepreneurs as they grapple with the child support problem: charity workers with local law enforcement in the 19th century; social workers through the 1960s; conservatives during the 1970s; women's groups and women legislators in the 1980s; and fathers' rights groups in the 1990s and beyond. Jocelyn Elise Crowley employs methodological tools from both political science and economics to highlight key stages in the innovation process. Zusammenfassung This book explores the topic of policy innovation by examining the efforts of leaders in the area of American child support over time. Covering over a 100 year period! this book tracks the evolution of multiple sets of political entrepreneurs as they grapple with the child support problem. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The limits of studying entrepreneurial episodes; 2. Child support enforcement: the current system; 3. Charity workers and local law enforcement: the beginnings of American child support policy; 4. Social workers as challenger entrepreneurs; 5. Conservatives as challenger entrepreneurs; 6. Women leaders as challenger entrepreneurs; 7. Fathers' rights groups as challenger entrepreneurs; 8. Innovation and the vibrancy of American entrepreneurship.

Zusammenfassung
This book explores the topic of policy innovation by examining the efforts of leaders in the area of American child support over time. Covering over a 100 year period, this book tracks the evolution of multiple sets of political entrepreneurs as they grapple with the child support problem.

Inhalt
1. The limits of studying entrepreneurial episodes; 2. Child support enforcement: the current system; 3. Charity workers and local law enforcement: the beginnings of American child support policy; 4. Social workers as challenger entrepreneurs; 5. Conservatives as challenger entrepreneurs; 6. Women leaders as challenger entrepreneurs; 7. Fathers' rights groups as challenger entrepreneurs; 8. Innovation and the vibrancy of American entrepreneurship.

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