Description

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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:·[vbTab]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.

About the Author

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Koen Vleminckx, Department of Sociology, Catholic University of Leuven and Timothy M. Smeeding, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University

Praise For…

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This volume assembles some of the world's greatest experts on child poverty and welfare. Comparative in scope, it provides us with a truly comprehensive, rigorous, and up to date treatment of all the major issues. This book is an absolute must for academics as well as policy makers - by far the best available today. Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

... 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