Child poverty
- Do cash transfers make significant conributions to eradicating child poverty?
- A. Barrientos; J. DeJong / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper addresses the effectiveness of cash transfers in addressing childhood poverty in developing and transition economies. It argues that the provision of cash transfers and basic services to the poor are complementary activitie...
- Comparisons between poverty avoidance and poverty reversal
- S. Yaqub / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2002
- This paper examines evidence on whether childhood poverty causes adult poverty. It discusses how damage from childhood poverty can, at least sometimes and partially, be resisted or reversed, both during childhood and in adulthood. The...
- Shifting the reference points for analysing children in development
- S. White / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper argues that making children central to development and social analysis requires a person-centred rather than category-centred approach, recognising the fundamental importance of relationship to people's actions, entitlement...
- Realizing the rights of children in tackling poverty
- United Nations Children's Fund, 2001
- This report states that children in least developed Countries (LDCs) remain among the most vulnerable in the world. Indicators confirm that they face serious disadvantages in the realm of economic and social development. On the other ...
- Exploring the impact of poorly defined property rights in Argentina
- E. Schargrodsky; S. Galiani 2004
- This paper analyzes the impact of land titling on child health and education in Argentina. The authors exploit a natural experiment in the allocation of land titles across squatters in a poor suburban area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, ...
- Is child labour in rural economies caused by poverty?
- Sonia Bhalotra; Christopher Heady / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Whilst it is children working in carpet, clothing and sports equipment industries that grab the headlines, the majority of working children actually labour on farms operated by their own families. What explains the apparent paradox th...
- Child poverty reduction has been broadly sustained in Vietnam, but the poorest still lose out
- A. Wagstaff; N.N. Nguyen / World Bank, 2002
- This paper demonstrates that Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions in, and low levels of, infant and under-five mortality. It reviews existing evidence and provides some new evidence bearing on the question of whether under the ...
- Relationships between research on child poverty in the UK and policy responses between 1800 and 1950
- L. Platt / Young Lives, 2003
- This paper charts the developments in research on child poverty and policy responses between 1800 and 1950, and considers their relationship and interaction. It notes that a number of themes recur: the complexity of the...
- Using adult equivalence scales to estimate income-poverty in Vietnam
- H. White; E. Masset / Young Lives, 2002
- This paper reviews different approaches to estimating child expenditure, arguing that one based on equivalence scales is the only defensible approach. It explains the theory behind the two most commonly used approaches, the method of ...
- Guidelines for conducting research and advocacy on childhood poverty
- K. Attawell / Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention, 2003
- This document provides guidance for developing country governments, NGOs and research professionals interested in research and advocacy work on childhood poverty. It takes lessons from a research and advocacy project entitled Young Li...
- Do cash transfers make significant conributions to eradicating child poverty?
- A. Barrientos; J. DeJong / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper addresses the effectiveness of cash transfers in addressing childhood poverty in developing and transition economies. It argues that the provision of cash transfers and basic services to the poor are complementary activitie...
- Comparisons between poverty avoidance and poverty reversal
- S. Yaqub / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2002
- This paper examines evidence on whether childhood poverty causes adult poverty. It discusses how damage from childhood poverty can, at least sometimes and partially, be resisted or reversed, both during childhood and in adulthood. The...
- Shifting the reference points for analysing children in development
- S. White / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper argues that making children central to development and social analysis requires a person-centred rather than category-centred approach, recognising the fundamental importance of relationship to people's actions, entitlement...
- Realizing the rights of children in tackling poverty
- United Nations Children's Fund, 2001
- This report states that children in least developed Countries (LDCs) remain among the most vulnerable in the world. Indicators confirm that they face serious disadvantages in the realm of economic and social development. On the other ...
- Exploring the impact of poorly defined property rights in Argentina
- E. Schargrodsky; S. Galiani 2004
- This paper analyzes the impact of land titling on child health and education in Argentina. The authors exploit a natural experiment in the allocation of land titles across squatters in a poor suburban area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, ...
- Is child labour in rural economies caused by poverty?
- Sonia Bhalotra; Christopher Heady / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Whilst it is children working in carpet, clothing and sports equipment industries that grab the headlines, the majority of working children actually labour on farms operated by their own families. What explains the apparent paradox th...
- Child poverty reduction has been broadly sustained in Vietnam, but the poorest still lose out
- A. Wagstaff; N.N. Nguyen / World Bank, 2002
- This paper demonstrates that Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions in, and low levels of, infant and under-five mortality. It reviews existing evidence and provides some new evidence bearing on the question of whether under the ...
- Relationships between research on child poverty in the UK and policy responses between 1800 and 1950
- L. Platt / Young Lives, 2003
- This paper charts the developments in research on child poverty and policy responses between 1800 and 1950, and considers their relationship and interaction. It notes that a number of themes recur: the complexity of the...
- Using adult equivalence scales to estimate income-poverty in Vietnam
- H. White; E. Masset / Young Lives, 2002
- This paper reviews different approaches to estimating child expenditure, arguing that one based on equivalence scales is the only defensible approach. It explains the theory behind the two most commonly used approaches, the method of ...
- Guidelines for conducting research and advocacy on childhood poverty
- K. Attawell / Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention, 2003
- This document provides guidance for developing country governments, NGOs and research professionals interested in research and advocacy work on childhood poverty. It takes lessons from a research and advocacy project entitled Young Li...
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