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Child Well-Being, Child Poverty and Child Policy in Modern Nations
Koen (Ed) Vleminckx
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Description for Child Well-Being, Child Poverty and Child Policy in Modern Nations
paperback. This revised edition includes a new foreword and an updated introduction and conclusion providing insights into the key issues. The book's contributors are all leading experts in their fields, and have studied the extent of child poverty, its consequences for children and the effectiveness of policies of prevention. Editor(s): Vleminckx, Koen. Num Pages: 592 pages, 41figs.96tabs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861342539
SKU
V9781861342539
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99-50
About Koen (Ed) Vleminckx
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.
Reviews for Child Well-Being, Child Poverty and Child Policy in Modern Nations
"... the breadth and scope of this collection is astonishing." Local Government Studies "... as a starting point for prompting or acting as an introduction to different ways of thinking about child poverty and its consequences this volume has much to offer." Children, Youth and Environment "This volume assembles some of the world's greatest experts on child poverty and welfare. ... Read more