Child adoption  trends and policies 
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 
 - New York  United Nations  2009. 
 - xix, 463 p.  graphs, tables  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> At head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.  "References for country profiles" : p. 369-395.  Annexes (p. [356]-463) : 1. Derivation of global estimates of total, domestic and intercountry adoptions -- 2. References for country profiles -- 3. Annex tables.  "United Nations publication sales no. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso.  "Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>History and evolution of modern adoption laws -- Adoption in religious law and in traditional societies -- Key features of modern adoption laws -- International, regional and bilateral agreements on intercountry adoption -- Levels and trends in child adoptions -- The characteristics of adoptive children, adoptive parents and birth parents -- The demand for and availability of adoptable children -- A framework for furthering the study of adoption. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789211514667 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adoption