Foreword - Heidi Goldsmith Rethinking Orphanages - Richard B McKenzie An Introduction PART ONE: CHILD CARE IN THE UNITED STATES The State of Child Welfare - Conna Craig and Derek Herbert The Nation's Child Welfare Problems as Viewed from the Bench - Estella Moriarty Family Preservation and Child Maltreatment - Richard J Gelles PART TWO: THE HISTORY AND IMPACT OF ORPHANAGES The Rise and Fall of American Orphanages - Marvin Olasky The 1994 Orphanage Debate - Ross D London A Study in the Politics of Annihilation Orphanage Alumni - Richard B McKenzie How They Have Done and How They Evaluate Their Experience Research on the Psychological Effects of Orphanage Care - John N McCall A Critical Review Fostering the Demand for Adoptions - William F Shughart II and William F Chappell An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Orphanages and Foster Care on Adoptions in the United States PART THREE: PROBLEMS IN BRINGING BACK ORPHANAGES Social Security, Social Workers and the Care of Dependent Children - Karol C Boudreaux and Donald J Boudreaux A Public Choice Analysis of Child Care Dollars - Dwight R Lee The Political Bias in Favor of the Status Quo Who will Mow the Lawn at Boys Town - Margaret McFarlane Wright Child Labor Laws in an Institutional Setting The Regulation of Orphanages - Michael DeBow A Survey and Critique Funding Our Children's Future - Joseph L Maxwell III The Interplay of Funding and Regulatory Philosophies on Private Children's Homes The Cost of Care in Institutions and Families - Donald Wyant, Del Bradshaw and Richard B McKenzie PART FOUR: THE PATH TO REFORM Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century - Richard B McKenzie A Search for Reform of the Nation's Child Welfare System