TY  - BOOK
ED  - United Nations.
ED  - United Nations.
TI  - Child adoption: trends and policies
SN  - 9789211514667
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - United Nations
KW  - Adoption
KW  - Local
N1  - 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; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -