Residential care of children :  comparative perspectives / 
edited by Mark E. Courtney and Dorota Iwaniec. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2009. 
 - 240 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This work fills major gaps in knowledge about residential care of children and is sure to inform ongoing debates within and between nations about the appropriate use of such institutions. It examines factors that have contributed to the observed pattern of development of residential care of children. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195309188 (hbk.) :  £21.99 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children--Institutional care--Case studies<br/>Children--Institutional care--Cross-cultural studies<br/>Society.<br/>Sociology<br/>Child welfare<br/>Social welfare & social services
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV862  / .R469 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.732