Orphan Care : A Comparative View

In Orphan Care, Jo Bailey and her contributors argue that efforts to help orphans have been marred by over-reliance on models and practices originating in the developed countries of the Global North. Each chapter covers the country s history and background of policy and services to orphans, the domi...

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Published: Sterling, Virginia Kumarian Press 2012
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Summary:In Orphan Care, Jo Bailey and her contributors argue that efforts to help orphans have been marred by over-reliance on models and practices originating in the developed countries of the Global North. Each chapter covers the country s history and background of policy and services to orphans, the dominant reasons children are brought into care; and the prevailing forms of current orphan services.