Child Protection Policies

Paper Summary:

The paper examines Japan, Germany and Switzerland and compares and contrasts their different child protection policies in relation to their standards of living. The paper shows how the economic situation of a country is not essential for the well being of its children, as illustrated by Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world but one that fails to ensure a proper support for the homeless or abused children. The paper therefore concludes that the policy one implements in a country and the means used to do this is more important than the economic situation of the country.

Outline:
Introduction
Comparison of Current Status of three States Standards of Living
Comparison of Current Status of 3 States Child Protection Services
Investigation of Public Policy
Interpretation of Findings

From the Paper:

"According to a UN report from 2006, Japan ranked the country with the highest standard of living from the three countries, on the seventh position, with Switzerland on nine, and Germany on the twenty first position (Yahoo Asia News, 2006). The top takes into account various indicators related to the status of the economy such as the "average life expectancy, education, literacy, the gross domestic product per capita and other factors, to calculate the Human Development Index" (Yahoo Asia News, 2006). It can be said from this perspective that the ranking represents a rather comprehensive blueprint of the actual situation in all these countries. Therefore, as Japan and Switzerland enjoy top ten positions, Germany is immediately below the twenty mark."

Sample of Sources Used:

• http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2002/koizumi_needs_fiscal_shot_to_ring_round_the_world
• Deutche Welle. German Standard of Living in Decline. 2004. 7 April 2008 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1305105,00.html
• Goodman, Roger. Children of the Japanese State: The Changing Role of Child Protection Institutions in Contemporary Japan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
• Japan to sign protocols for child protection. Japan Policy & Politics. 2002 . 7 April 2008 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2002_May_13/ai_85877111/print
• Kindler, Heinz. "Developing Evidence-Based Child Protection Practice: A View From Germany". German Youth Institute, Munich, Germany. 2007.

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