01666nam a2200265Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002402000180006503500130008304000100009608400210010624501050012726000360023230000400026850000860030850000520039450001670044650000680061350000400068150400510072150504550077265000200122771000870124771000660133429842920160527183422.0100713s2010    xxu     r    i00    eng d  a9789211514667  aD0373728  aPUCPR00aST/ESA/SER.A/29200aChild adoptionbtrends and policiescDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.  aNew YorkbUnited Nationsc2009.  axix, 463 p.bgraphs, tablesc28 cm.  aAt head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.  a"References for country profiles" : p. 369-395.  aAnnexes (p. [356]-463) : 1. Derivation of global estimates of total, domestic and intercountry adoptions -- 2. References for country profiles -- 3. Annex tables.  a"United Nations publication sales no. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso.  a"Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aHistory 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.00aAdoption2Local2 aUnited Nations.bDept. of Economic and Social Affairs.bPopulation Division2Local2 aUnited Nations.bDept. of Economic and Social Affairs.2Local