Make childhood poverty history: id21 insights, issue 56

About 600 million children worldwide are growing up in absolute poverty. Over ten million children under five years of age die every year. Nearly one billion children will be growing up with impaired mental development by 2020.

The articles in this issue of id21 insights argue that policy needs to be more sensitive to the ways in which it may lead to or perpetuate childhood poverty.

Articles inluded:

• Economic policy must recognise children: Waddington, H.
• Educating women = healthier children?: Escobal, J.
• Children’s issues ignored in Ethiopia’s PRSP process: Jones, N.
• Cash transfers can reduce childhood poverty: Barrientos, A.
• Monitoring budgets for child rights: Cassiem, S.
• Dynamics of child poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic: Falkingham; J.
• Does child labour always undermine education?:  Boyden, J.
• ‘High achievers’ prioritise social policy:  Mehrotra, S.