<P> Some of the goals and institutions that Clinton advocates for in the book include: the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, Community Policing, the Brady Bill, Amber Alerts, immunizations, State Children's Health Insurance Program, financial regulation, expanded Child Tax Credits, Minimum Wage increases, Universal health care, personal responsibility, uniforms in schools, Goals 2000 academic framework, music warning labels, sexual abstinence, Plan B contraception, family planning, and marriage . </P> <P> The book's title is attributed to an African proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child ." The saying and its attribution as an "African" proverb were in circulation before it was adopted by Clinton as the source for the title of her book . Indeed, the saying previously provided the source for the title of a children's book entitled It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen - Fletcher, published in 1994 . </P> <P> The authenticity of the proverb is debatable as there is no evidence that this precise proverb genuinely originated with any African culture . However, numerous proverbs from different cultures across Africa have been noted that convey similar sentiments in different ways . As one poster on a scholarly list wrote, "While it is interesting to seek provenance in regard to the proverb,' It takes a village to raise a child,' I think it would be misleading to ascribe its origin to a single source...Let me give a few examples of African societies with proverbs which translate to' It takes a village ...': In Lunyoro (Banyoro) there is a proverb that says' Omwana takulila nju emoi,' whose literal translation is' A child does not grow up only in a single home .' In Kihaya (Bahaya) there is a saying,' Omwana taba womoi,' which translates as' A child belongs not to one parent or home .' In Kijita (Wajita) there is a proverb which says' Omwana ni wa bhone,' meaning regardless of a child's biological parent (s) its upbringing belongs to the community . In Swahili, the proverb' Asiyefunzwa na mamae hufunzwa na ulimwengu' approximates to the same ." The origin of the popular saying "It takes a village to raise a child" is a mystery . Some people believe the saying originated in an ancient African proverb; others believe it came from a Native American Tribe . </P> <P> Clinton has been criticized for not giving credit to a ghostwriter in connection with It Takes a Village . The majority of the book was reportedly written by ghostwriter Barbara Feinman . When the book was first announced in April 1995, The New York Times reported publisher Simon & Schuster as saying "The book will actually be written by Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington . Ms. Feinman will conduct a series of interviews with Mrs. Clinton, who will help edit the resulting text ." </P>

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