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International adoption and child protection in Guatemala

A case of the tail wagging the dog

Kelley McCreery Bunkers

c/o CRS Ethiopia, 228 Lexington St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA, kelleybunkers{at}gmail.com

Victor Groza

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7164, USA

Daniel P. Lauer

Eastern Europe, Africa and Haiti, Holt International Children's Services, 1195 City View St, PO Box 2880, Eugene, OR 97402, USA

English

Guatemala’s culture and history as well as its role as a major sending country for intercountry adoption are used as a context for discussing how intercountry adoption has influenced and affected the child protection system. A model for child protection development is offered.

French

La culture et l’histoire du Guatemala, aussi bien que son rôle en tant qu’important pays pourvoyeur d’enfants destinés à l’adoption internationale, sont utilisés comme contexte pour discuter la question de savoir en quoi ces données ont influencé et ont affecté le système de protection de l’enfance. Un modèle pour le développement de la protection de l’enfance est proposé.

Spanish

La cultura de Guatemala y su historia, así como su papel como el país de mayores envíos para la adopción entre países, es utilizada como contexto para discutir cómo es que ha influido y afectado el sistema de protección infantil. Se propone un modelo para el desarrollo de la protección infantil.

Key Words: child protection • Guatemala • Hague Convention • intercountry adoption • system reform

International Social Work, Vol. 52, No. 5, 649-660 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872809337676
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