Child well-being, child poverty and child policy in modern nations
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nations
policy
poverty
well-being
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- ISBN 9781861342539
- Dimensions: 148 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 23 Feb 2001
- Publisher: Policy Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Child poverty and the well-being of children is an important policy issue throughout the industrialised world. Some 47 million children in 'rich' countries live in families so poor that their health and well-being are at risk.
The main themes addressed are:
· the extent and trend of child poverty in industrialised nations;
· outcomes for children - for example, the relationship between childhood experiences and children's health;
· country studies and emerging issues;
· child and family policies.
All the contributions underline the urgent need for a comprehensive policy to reduce child poverty rates and to improve the well-being of children. Findings are clearly presented and key focus points identified for policy makers to consider.
Koen Vleminckx is Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
Timothy M. Smeeding is the Maxwell Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics and Public Administration, and Director of the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, US.
