id21 insights 56. Make childhood poverty history.

The issue covers cash transfers, child labour and education and the effect of educating women for healthier children

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2005
Country:
Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
id21

Abstract

The lead article in this issue is concerned with tackling child poverty. Other topics covered in brief articles include: Economic policy must recognise children; Educating women = healthier children?; Children’s issues ignored in Ethiopia’s PRSP process; Cash transfers can reduce childhood poverty; Monitoring budgets for child rights; Dynamics of child poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic; Does child labour always undermine education?; and ‘High achievers’ prioritise social policy.

Citation

id21 insights 56, IDS, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, 6 pp.

id21 insights 56. Make childhood poverty history.

Published 1 January 2005
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