With the drastic decrease in the number of adoptable babies from Western nations, the incidence of foreign adoptions from the developing nations of South America, Eastern Europe and Asia has greatly increased. This book written by adoption workers and legal scholars from twelve "sending" countries,presents, for the first time, details of those countries' adoption laws and procedures as well as international agreements governing foreign policy. An important and long-awaited reference book for potential adoptive couples, child care workers and social service agencies.
