Child Poverty in America:
Call for papers

Co-editors Barbara A. Arrighi (Northern Kentucky University) and David J. Maume (University of Cincinnati) are accepting previously unpublished articles, 5-6K words in length, for a four-volume set to be published by Praeger.  

The title of the set is: CHILD POVERTY in AMERICA, with individual volumes devoted to:

1. Children and the State;

2. Health and Medical Care;

3. Families and Children;

4. The Promise of Education.

Although the focus of the set is on child poverty in America, articles offering comparative analyses with other industrialized countries are encouraged.  Please forward an abstract or a completed article for consideration to either arrighi@nku.edu or david.maume@uc.edu by October 7, 2005.

Authors of accepted papers will be contacted by Praeger with more details on the format of papers, contractual details, etc.  We anticipate that completed papers will be due to the co-editors in winter, 2006.  The publication date of the four-volume set is tentatively scheduled for September, 2006.  For more information, please contact either editor (Arrighi, 859-572-5251, or Maume, 513-556-4713).