TY - BOOK AU - Hendrick, H. (ed.) TI - Child welfare and social policy: an essential reader SN - 1-86134-566-6 AV - HV 751 .A53 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Bristol PB - The Policy Press KW - Public Policy|Child Welfare|Great Britain N1 - Covers the key concepts, issues, policies, and practices affecting child welfare in Britain. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between child welfare and social policy. Presents a historical overview of child welfare in England and Wales as well as a discussion on relationship between law, medicine, social work, social theory and child welfare. Also discusses children's rights, democratic citizenship and children as raw material for social investment ER -