Child well-being, child poverty and child policy in modern nations : what do we know?
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Child well-being, child poverty and child policy in modern nations : what do we know?
Policy Press, 2003
[Rev. ed.]
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction: ending child poverty in industrialised nations ~ Koen Vleminckx (Belgium) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA)
- Part 1: The extent and trend of child poverty in industrialised nations: Child poverty across the industrialised world: evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study ~ Bruce Bradbury (Australia) and Markus Jantti (Finland)
- Poverty across states, nations, and continents ~ Lee Rainwater (USA), Timothy M. Smeeding (USA) and John Coder (Luxembourg)
- Part 2: Outcomes for children: Values, policies and the well-being of young children: a comparison of Canada, Norway and the United States ~ Shelley Phipps (Canada)
- Child well-being in the EU - and enlargement to the east ~ John Micklewright (Italy) and Kitty Stewart (Italy)
- The relationship between childhood experiences, subsequent educational attainment and adult labour market performance ~ Paul Gregg (UK) and Stephen Machin (UK)
- The impact of poverty on children's school attendance - evidence from West Germany ~ Felix Buchel (Germany), Joachim R. Frick (Germany), Peter Krause (Germany) and Gert G. Wagner (Germany)
- Inequalities in the use of time by teenagers and young adults ~ Anne H. Gauthier (Canada) and Frank F Furstenberg Jr (USA)
- Gender inequality in poverty in affluent nations: the role of single motherhood and the state ~ Karen Christopher (USA), Paula England (USA), Sara McLanahan (USA), Katherin Ross(USA) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA)
- Part 3: Country studies and emerging issues: From security to uncertainty: the impact of economic change on child welfare in Central Asia ~ Jane Falkingham (UK)
- The evolution of child poverty in Ireland ~ Brian Nolan (Ireland)
- Living conditions of immigrant children in Germany ~ Joachim R. Frick (Germany) and Gert G. Wagner (Germany)
- Who has borne the cost of Britain's children in the 1990s? ~ Hugh Davies (UK) and Heather Joshi (UK)
- The public and private costs of children in Australia, 1993-94 ~ Richard Percival (Australia) and Ann Harding (Australia)
- Health and well-being among school-aged children in Europe and North America: the WHO HBSC study ~ Candace Currie (UK)
- Part 4: Child and family policies: Income inequalities and poverty among children and households with children in selected OECD countries: trends and determinants ~ Howard Oxley (France), Thai-Thanh Dang (France), Michael Foerster (Austria) and Michele Pellizzari (France)
- Reducing child poverty in the European Union: the role of child benefits ~ Herwig Immervoll (UK), Holly Sutherland (UK) and Klaas de Vos (The Netherlands)
- Public policies that support families with young children: variation across US states ~ Marcia K. Meyers (USA), Janet C. Gornick (USA), Laura R. Peck (USA) and Amanda J. Lockshin (USA)
- Income transfers and support for mothers' employment: the link to family poverty risks ~ Cristina Solera (Italy)
- Child support among selected OECD countries: a comparative analysis ~ James Kunz (USA), Patrick Villeneuve (USA) and Irwin Garfinkel (USA)
- Child and family policies in an era of social policy retrenchment and restructuring ~ Sheila B. Kamerman (USA) and Alfred J. Kahn (USA)
- General conclusions: what have we learned and where do we go from here? Koen Vleminckx (Belgium) and Timothy M. Smeeding (USA).
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