Child welfare: Historical dimensions, contemporary debate
Harry Hendrick
Abstract
Children and child welfare sit at the heart of New Labour's plans for social inclusion — but how does the government view ‘children’ — is it reflecting public opinion, or leading it? How does New Labour perceive ‘child welfare’? What are the motivations behind, and objectives of, current social policy for children? Are the ‘Rights of the Child’ being subsumed under ‘duties and responsibilities’? This revisionist account provides critical answers to these questions within a historical framework and from a child-centred perspective. The book not only offers a provocative account of contemporary ... More
Keywords: child welfare, children, social policy, New Labour, Rights of the Child, social inclusion, government
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2003 | Print ISBN-13: 9781861344779 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781861344779.001.0001 |
