Constructing Policy Change: Early Childhood Education and Care in Liberal Welfare States

"This fascinating study by Linda A. White is a major contribution to the field of early childhood education and care policy. ECEC is a very important issue in public discussion, and her work brings together two audiences that usually do not read each other’s work but should − namely, scholars of public policy and students of comparative public policy."

Robert Henry Cox, Professor of Political Science, Walker Institute for International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina

"Constructing Policy Change is a thoroughly researched work, and Linda A. White’s intellectual breadth and theoretical ambition are very impressive. The book’s rich historical detail and comprehensive reviews of existing research in several fields make a valuable scholarly and practical contribution. Scholars and practitioners who are familiar with the topic of early childhood education and care will learn something new from Professor White’s innovative book."

Andrew Karch, Arleen C. Carlson Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota