Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century

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ISBN: 9780761914440 | 0761914447
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/11/1998

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This volume reviews the policy reforms necessary in the United States for children's homes to become reliable solutions for many of the nation's disadvantaged and abused children. The contributors explore a variety of topics including: judicial issues; child maltreatment; the history of children's homes; regulation and funding; and solutions for reform.

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Foreword - Richard B McKenzie
Rethinking Orphanages
An Introduction
PART ONE: CHILD CARE IN THE UNITED STATES - Conna Craig and Derek Herbert
The State of Child Welfare - Estella Moriarty
The Nation's Child Welfare Problems as Viewed from the Bench - Richard J Gelles
Family Preservation and Child Maltreatment
PART TWO: THE HISTORY AND IMPACT OF ORPHANAGES - Marvin Olasky
The Rise and Fall of American Orphanages - Ross D London
The 1994 Orphanage Debate
A Study in the Politics of Annihilation - Richard B McKenzie
Orphanage Alumni
How They Have Done and How They Evaluate Their Experience - John N McCall
Research on the Psychological Effects of Orphanage Care
A Critical Review - William F Shughart II and William F Chappell
Fostering the Demand for Adoptions
An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Orphanages and Foster Care on Adoptions in the United States
PART THREE: PROBLEMS IN BRINGING BACK ORPHANAGES - Karol C Boudreaux and Donald J Boudreaux
Social Security, Social Workers and the Care of Dependent Children - Dwight R Lee
A Public Choice Analysis of Child Care Dollars
The Political Bias in Favor of the Status Quo - Margaret McFarlane Wright
Who will Mow the Lawn at Boys Town
Child Labor Laws in an Institutional Setting - Michael DeBow
The Regulation of Orphanages
A Survey and Critique - Joseph L Maxwell III
Funding Our Children's Future
The Interplay of Funding and Regulatory Philosophies on Private Children's Homes - Donald Wyant, Del Bradshaw and Richard B McKenzie
The Cost of Care in Institutions and Families
PART FOUR: THE PATH TO REFORM - Richard B McKenzie
Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century
A Search for Reform of the Nation's Child Welfare System

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