The American Historical Review · 1986 · 1.2K citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsSociologyChild DevelopmentChild PolicyChild WelfareChild Welfare PolicyFamily EconomicsHousehold EconomicsPovertySocializationWelfare EconomicsChild ConsumptionChild Economic Well-beingParental ValuesSocial Value AssessmentSocial Value Proposition
Preface (1994)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction31From Mobs to Memorials: The Sacralization of Child Life222From Useful to Useless: Moral Conflict Over Child Labor563From Child Labor to Child Work: Redefining the Economic World of Children734From a Proper Burial to a Proper Education: The Case of Children's Insurance1135From Wrongful Death to Wrongful Birth: The Changing Legal Evaluation of Children1386From Baby Farms to Black-Market Babies: The Changing Market for Children1697From Useful to Useless and Back to Useful? Emerging Patterns in the Valuation of Children208Notes229Index267