Dairy co-operatives as a group are the most prominent among farmer co-operatives in terms of sales revenue and the important roles they play in the dairy industry. This book addresses some of the challenges faced by co-operatives and the issues raised by the alternative financing methods used.

At a time of increasing financial pressure on families - as well as the services that support them - children are doubly disadvantaged. The economical mass-provision of proven approaches appears to be an unquestionable strategy. In this frank and revealing book, written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist of eclectic and questioning persuasion, the argument is made that we are travelling in the wrong direction. A blinkered pursuit of empirical evidence and uniform delivery is leading us away from any sensitive and reciprocal relationship between caring professionals and the...