What Is Douglas Besharov Referring to When He Argues That

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Short Answer

What is Douglas Besharov referring to when he argues that, in certain instances, a child's real problem is poverty, not maltreatment?

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Definitions:

Nonowner Transactions

Financial transactions that affect the balance sheet but do not involve changes in ownership equity.

Revenue Recognition

The accounting principle that dictates the specific conditions under which revenue is recognized or accounted for.

Percentage-Of-Completion

An accounting method used to recognize revenues and expenses of long-term projects proportionally to the work completed to date.

Cost Recovery

The process of recovering the cost of an investment, expense or other outlay over time.