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Author:   Paul J. Castellani
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9780791464403

ISBN 10:   0791464407
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   10 March 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: The Perseverance and Vitality of Public Institutions Part 1: Drift and Conflict 1. Fault Lines: 1935 to 1945 2. Babies and Buildings: 1945 to 1959 3. Planning: The Rhetoric of Public Institutions and Community Services Part 2: Sweeping Away the Old Order 4. Bonding and Construction: The Foundations of Public Institutions 5. The New Politics of Mental Retardation 6. Willowbrook and the Medicaid Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded Program Part 3: The Big Bang 7. Creating a New Universe of Developmental Services in New York State 8. Deinstitutionalization: Reorganizing and Refinancing Institutions and Community Services Part 4: Closing and Not Closing Institutions 9. Closing Institutions: The Right Thing to Do 10. Rebranding the Cash Cows: Not Closing Institutions Conclusion: From Snake Pits to Cash Cows Bibliography Index

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Paul J. Castellani is Public Service Professor at the Nelson A. Rockefeller College, University at Albany, State University of New York. He is the author of The Political Economy of Developmental Disabilities.

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