| dc.contributor.author |
Hansen, Mary Eschelbach |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Jacobs, Paul |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2009-02-20T14:05:19Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2009-02-20T14:05:19Z |
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| dc.date.created |
2007-05 |
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| dc.date.issued |
2007-05 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/4987 |
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| dc.description |
Working Paper 2007-04 (however title page of paper says No. 2007-03). 37 pages. |
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| dc.description.abstract |
We examine current child welfare policy meant to encourage families to do the caring labor of
fostering and adopting. Existing subsidy policy does not adequately insure foster and adoptive
families against the financial risk associated with caring for children who have been victims of abuse
or neglect. We call for a recasting of exiting programs as insurance. An insurance program would
protect current substitute families and would attract additional substitute families who currently do
not participate because of the “doing it for the money” stigma that surrounds the existing program. |
en |
| dc.description.sponsorship |
Department of Economics, American University |
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| dc.language.iso |
en_US |
en |
| dc.publisher |
Department of Economics, American University |
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| dc.subject.other |
adoption |
en |
| dc.subject.other |
caring labor |
en |
| dc.subject.other |
child welfare policy |
en |
| dc.subject.other |
foster care |
en |
| dc.subject.other |
insurance |
en |
| dc.subject.other |
subsidy |
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| dc.title |
Valuing Substitute Families: Financial Support for Foster and Adoptive Families |
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| dc.type |
Working Paper |
en |