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040 _aPUCPR
049 _acinu
084 0 0 _aST/ESA/SER.A/292
245 0 0 _aChild adoption
_btrends and policies
_cDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
260 _aNew York
_bUnited Nations
_c2009.
300 _axix, 463 p.
_bgraphs, tables
_c28 cm.
500 _aAt head of title: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
500 _a"References for country profiles" : p. 369-395.
500 _aAnnexes (p. [356]-463) : 1. Derivation of global estimates of total, domestic and intercountry adoptions -- 2. References for country profiles -- 3. Annex tables.
500 _a"United Nations publication sales no. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso.
500 _a"Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 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.
650 0 0 _aAdoption
_949409
_2Local
710 2 _aUnited Nations.
_bDept. of Economic and Social Affairs.
_bPopulation Division
_9182896
_2Local
710 2 _aUnited Nations.
_bDept. of Economic and Social Affairs.
_9182896
_2Local
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