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Pardeck, John T. – Early Child Development and Care, 1990
The U.S. is one of the few economically developed nations without a national policy supporting children and their families. This paper suggests that the U.S. has a unique national ideology, based on the Calvinist ethic, that results in opposition to all government-supported welfare programs. (CB)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Ethics, Family Programs, Federal Programs