But it is a victory. In effect, the first step in a 2,000 mile journey towards phasing out adoption in all forms. On the other side of the ledger, a sneak attempt was made to criminalize aoption searches. That sorry thing is still alive and will be revived in 1998. Those two events make this an appropriate time for a study of this biblio.
Inventory turnover is from zero time to maybe two weeks.
That ain't the only source of income. A subsidy is doled out through the Federal Adoption Subsidy Act, that is split between the adoption agency and purchasers. Plus there are tax deductible contributions to non-profit, tax exempt adoption agencies. All told, adoption is a multi-billion dollar, tax subsidized industry that makes money for it's practitioners that rivals the energy, manufacturing and communications industries. If you doubt, look in the Yellow Pages.