The Welfare of Children [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsey, Duncan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--North America--Prevention--Finance.

Child abuse--United States--Prevention--Finance.

Child abuse.

Child welfare--North America--History.

Child welfare--United States--History.

Child welfare.

Child welfare--History--North America.

Child abuse--Finance--Prevention--United States.

Child abuse--Finance--Prevention--North America.

Local Subjects:

Child abuse--North America--Prevention--Finance.

Child abuse--United States--Prevention--Finance.

Child abuse.

Child welfare--North America--History.

Child welfare--United States--History.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 au

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Part I: The Child Welfare System; Part II: Ending Child Poverty; Closing; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-34682-9

9786611346829

0-19-803125-4

1-4237-4191-9

OCLC:

476107075