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The child and the state: A second glance

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Throughout our history, children's welfare has been subordinated to economic goals, and institutions for children, operating in a context of market priorities and social inequality have too often turned into scrap heaps.

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    Alan Wolfe

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I strongly acknowledge the research assistance provided by Lizz Kleemier. Members of the Childhood and Government Project of the University of California School of Law were most helpful in the completion of this paper, particularly Norton Grubb, Will Riggar, Eli Zaretsky, Gary Hochlander, Ray Marks, Debra Daro and David Gold. I would like also to thank the referee forContemporary Crises who made penetrating criticisms of an earlier draft.

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Wolfe, A. The child and the state: A second glance. Contemporary Crises 2, 407–435 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02741546

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