Welfare of Children

Name: Welfare of Children
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ISBN: 9780195136715

ISBN-10: 0195136713

ISBN-13: 9780195136715

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Duncan Lindsey

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According to the United Nations' latest data, the United States has more children living in poverty than any other industrialized nation in the world. More than a fifth of all children grow up in poverty. The poverty rates for African-American and Latino children often exceeds 40 percent. Furthermore, the United States--a country that once pioneered strategies to prevent child abuse and that now spends more money fighting child abuse than any other industrialized country--also has the highest rate of child abuse in the industrialized world. Against this background, Duncan Lindsey, a leading authority on child welfare, takes a critical look at the current welfare system. He traces the…

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List price: $59.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 9.02" wide x 6.10" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Introduction



The Child Welfare System



Emergence of the Modern Child Welfare System



Child Welfare Research: The Effectiveness of Casework



Child Welfare Reform through Demonstration Research: Permanency Planning



The Changing Portrait of the American Family



The End of Child Welfare: The Transformation of Child Welfare into Child Protective Services



The Decision to Remove a Child



Dealing with Child Abuse, the Red Herring of Child Welfare



Ending Child Poverty



Wealth and Poverty in America: The Economic Condition of Children



The Rise and Fall of Welfare for Disadvantaged Children in America



The Fading Promise of Welfare Reform to End Child Poverty



Two Simple Programs for Ending Child Poverty



Child Future Savings Account: Social Security for Children


Closing


References


Author Index


Subject Index