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Programming, budgeting, and control in the North Carolina "Willie M." program: a case of public sector accountability
D Phoenix1, P D Geyer, L Kittredge
1John A. Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University.
Journal of Health & Social Policy
|December 10, 1990
Abstract:
In eight years of program operation, the State of North Carolina has spent upwards of $200 million on its Willie M. program. In doing so, the state has developed a model program of services for severely emotionally disturbed children. This paper describes the program legacy wrought by the Willie M. class action suit against the State of North Carolina. The response of the state is reported in terms of the programming, budgeting, and control challenges generated by North Carolina's voluntary settlement of the suit.