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This volume examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying children's needs and rights, and critically analyzes existing child welfare policies. Five sections cover the following agendas: philosophical and psychoanalytical; psychological and sociological; religious; social policy; and child protection. The book should provide valuable reading for students in law, social work and policy and sociology professionals in welfare, health care and law.