Handbook on child poverty and inequality / edited by Alberto Minujin (Equity for Children, The New School) and Enrique Delamonica (UNICEF).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minujin Z., Alberto, editor.

Delamonica, Enrique, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks on inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor children.

Income distribution.

Equality.

Poverty.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (534 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2025.

Summary:

"This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the conceptualisation and the latest developments in research about child poverty and inequality. Adopting a child rights framework, it demonstrates the importance of a multi-dimensional understanding of poverty specific to children for both research and policy-making. Expert authors analyse inequalities, inequities, and poverty experienced by children. They cover key topics including the voices of children living in poverty, the use of machine learning and big data in research, and the emotional, physical and social dimensions of poverty experienced by children. Recognising the extensive links between child poverty and inequality in practice, the Handbook identifies how to overcome the current disconnect between research on the two topics. Drawing on empirical evidence, it explores how to create and enhance national and international policies to address, reduce, and ultimately eliminate child poverty and inequalities. The Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality is an essential resource for students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, including of development studies, the sociology of youth and childhood, and social policy in emerging countries. It is also a valuable read for policy-makers seeking to uphold and expand the rights of children"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: The state of the art

Section 1. Concepts and measurements Introduction to the handbook on child poverty and inequality

1. Brief history of child poverty measurement

2. Inequality, children, and the sdgs: A critical enquiry

3. Towards a better measurement of child poverty: Relative deprivation of socially perceived needs and the consensual approach

4. Understanding children's experiences of poverty in context: A localised qualitative assessment

5. Children in monetary poor households

6. Child poverty and capabilities

7. Quality of life and child poverty

Section 2. Policies and actions 8. Analysing and redressing (the myriad manifestations of) child poverty and socio-economic and political exclusions

9. Families as a resource in the work with disadvantaged children and large institutions

10. Child poverty, adolescents' aspirations, and social change

11. The vital role of cash transfers in tackling child poverty

12. Macroeconomics and children

13. How do we end child poverty? A policy agenda

14. Youth at the crossroads: The challenges of unemployment, occupational instability and early labor force entry

Part II: Future avenues

Part 3. Further analysis

15. Quantifying the policies to reduce and eliminate child poverty

16. Fiscal equity for children: The impact of fiscal policies in reducing poverty and inequality

17. Are the poorest families the most violent?

18. Measuring child poverty in times of shocks and crises

19. Examining the links between child multi-dimensional deprivation and distance to health centres and schools

20. Micro-projections of multidimensional child poverty in sub-saharan Africa

21. Child poverty in humanitarian contexts: Comparing children among refugees and host communities

22. Children in monetary poor households and multidimensional child poverty

Part 4. Expanding horizons/expanding measurements

23. Rights-based policies, processes, and solutions for community public spaces, social integration, and recreational facilities for urban children in poverty

24. Measuring gender differences in multidimensional child poverty

25. Children with disabilities: Rights, discrimination, and poverty

26. Child poverty in conflict-caused emergencies

27. Time resourcefulness of children: From time poverty to time availability

28. Beyond child poverty: Material and non-material deprivation

29. We have measured child poverty; now what? Using panel data to explore transitions to adulthood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802200430 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.