Child Welfare In Developing Countries

Author : John Cockburn,Jane Kabubo-Mariara
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781441962751

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to establish impact, attributing observed changes in welfare to the intervention, while identifying key factors of success. Impact evaluations are aimed at providing feedback to help improve the design of programs and policies. They also provide greater accountability and a tool for dynamic learning, allowing policymakers to improve ongoing programs and ultimately better allocate funds across programs. Such a causal analysis is essential for understanding the relative role of alternative interventions in reducing poverty. The papers in this section again adopt a variety of techniques. The rst two impact evaluation studies employ propensity score matching to establish, ex-post, a valid control group to assess the impact on child schooling outcomes among b- e ciaries of various interventions in Kenya and Ethiopia. The third chapter c- ries out an ex-ante evaluation of alternative cash transfer programs on child school attendance in Uruguay. The nal paper further carries out in-depth macro-modeling and micro-regression analysis to simulate the impacts of the food crisis and various policy responses, including food subsidies and cash transfers, on various dimensions of child poverty in Mali. Though using different approaches, the studies are gen- ally in agreement concerning the positive impact of the cash transfer program on child schooling and labor market outcomes. The studies from Kenya and Uruguay both nd that the schooling interventions are progressive.

Author : Michael Bourdillon,William Myers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317980155

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Child Protection in Development by Michael Bourdillon,William Myers Pdf

Every day millions of children in developing countries face adversities of many kinds, yet there is a shortage of sound evidence concerning their plight and an urgent need to identify the most appropriate and effective policy responses from among the multiple approaches that exist. This collection of journal papers aims to engage with researchers and debates in the field so as to understand better some of the numerous risks confronted by children in developing countries. It highlights the complexity of protecting children in various forms of adversity, challenges conventional wisdom about what protects children, demonstrates why it is essential to consult with children to protect them successfully, and suggests that successful protection must be based on strong empirical understanding of the situation and the perspectives of children and communities involved. The contributors are all experienced researchers and practitioners who have worked for many years with children in developing countries. The book offers suggestions for reform of current child protection policies, based on empirical findings around a range of child protection concerns, including children’s work, independent migration, family separation, early marriage, and military occupation. Together, the contributions provide a body of knowledge important to humanitarian and development policy and practice. This book was published as a special issue of Development in Practice.

Author : John M. Cockburn,Jane Kabubo-Mariara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 144196276X

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Child Welfare in Developing Countries by John M. Cockburn,Jane Kabubo-Mariara Pdf

to establish impact, attributing observed changes in welfare to the intervention, while identifying key factors of success. Impact evaluations are aimed at providing feedback to help improve the design of programs and policies. They also provide greater accountability and a tool for dynamic learning, allowing policymakers to improve ongoing programs and ultimately better allocate funds across programs. Such a causal analysis is essential for understanding the relative role of alternative interventions in reducing poverty. The papers in this section again adopt a variety of techniques. The rst two impact evaluation studies employ propensity score matching to establish, ex-post, a valid control group to assess the impact on child schooling outcomes among b- e ciaries of various interventions in Kenya and Ethiopia. The third chapter c- ries out an ex-ante evaluation of alternative cash transfer programs on child school attendance in Uruguay. The nal paper further carries out in-depth macro-modeling and micro-regression analysis to simulate the impacts of the food crisis and various policy responses, including food subsidies and cash transfers, on various dimensions of child poverty in Mali. Though using different approaches, the studies are gen- ally in agreement concerning the positive impact of the cash transfer program on child schooling and labor market outcomes. The studies from Kenya and Uruguay both nd that the schooling interventions are progressive.

Author : Najat M'Jid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351952217

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Children's Services in the Developing World by Najat M'Jid Pdf

Children’s services in The Developing World brings together evidence relating to the health and development of children in the global South. It is essential reading for students, scientists, policy makers and practitioners in economically developing countries. The book deals with the effects of catastrophe, disease, war and poverty on children's development. There is strong coverage of the ways in which children cope with even the most inauspicious of circumstances. Evidence is provided on the incidence of impairment to health and development. As well as establishing the risks to child well-being in the economic South, the book shows how to intervene to address those risks. Examples of good practice rigorously evaluated will be of interest to everyone seeking to improve the lives of children, whether that be in economically developed or developing nations.

Author : Nick Frost
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415312574

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Child Welfare: Issues in child welfare by Nick Frost Pdf

This collection focuses on child welfare in its specific sense: welfare and social interventions with children and young people undertaken by State bodies or NGO's. The term 'child welfare' is deployed differently in diverse international settings. In the United Kingdom child welfare tends to refer to individualised programmes for children who have experienced problems in their lives. In India, to take a contrasting example, it can also refer to major housing and nutrition programmes. This collection takes an inclusive approach to international perspectives.The collection is completed by a new general introduction by the editor, individual volume introductions, and a full index.Titles also available in this series include, Medical Sociology (November 2004, 4 Volumes, 495) and the forthcoming collection Health Care Systems (2005, 3 Volumes, c.395).

Author : Lisa Merkel-Holguin,John D. Fluke,Richard D. Krugman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319933481

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National Systems of Child Protection by Lisa Merkel-Holguin,John D. Fluke,Richard D. Krugman Pdf

This volume provides a wide spectrum description analysis of the contemporary and well established child protection systems in a range of countries, such as Australia, Canada, Netherlands and Spain. It presents a brief orientation about the public and private systems involved in protecting children in each country. Further the book identifies current key policy and implementation drivers that orient the systems of child protection, such as children’s rights, family preservation, use of evidence and public health orientation. Finally it presents a critical analysis of the strengths and limitations of the systems, as well as, strategies for prospects for improving outcomes for children and their families.

Author : Ilze Earner,Alexandra Telitsyna
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030595883

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The Development of Child Protection Systems in the Post-Soviet States by Ilze Earner,Alexandra Telitsyna Pdf

This volume provides an understanding of how systems of child protection evolve in disparate cultural, social and economic contexts. Using the former Soviet Union as a starting point, it examines how 13 countries have developed, defined and evolved their system of protecting children and providing services to families over the last 25 years since independence. The volume runs an uniform approach in each country and then traces the development of unique systems, contributing to the international understanding of child protection and welfare. This volume is a fascinating study for social scientists, social workers, policy makers with particular interest to those focusing on children, youth, and family issues alike as each chapter offers a clear and compelling view of the central changes, competing claims and guiding assumptions that have formed each countries individual approach to child protection and family services.

Author : Stewart MacPherson
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 0312012624

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Five Hundred Million Children by Stewart MacPherson Pdf

Author : James R Himes
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789004638631

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Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child by James R Himes Pdf

This book considers one of the main umbrella articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 4, dealing with the concept of the obligations of the States Parties to meet their commitments `to the maximum extent of their available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation'. The importance is emphasized of a broad interpretation of societal `resources', going well beyond the severely limited finances of governments in most developing countries and extending both to the international (official and non-governmental) levels and to the expanding civil societies of these nations. `Resources' are broadly defined to include human, technological, cultural and organizational capabilities as well as conventional economic resources. The thematic chapters give many examples of how such `resources' can be effectively mobilized for children, including the areas of education, health, nutrition and child labour.

Author : Sheila Kamerman,Shelley Phipps,Asher Ben-Arieh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048133772

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From Child Welfare to Child Well-Being by Sheila Kamerman,Shelley Phipps,Asher Ben-Arieh Pdf

This chapter provides a brief overview of the book highlighting the modest progress from child welfare to child well-being re?ected in these chapters, and the parallel movement in Kahn’s career and research, as his scholarship developed over the years. It then moves to explore the relationship between two overarching themes, child and family policy stressing a universal approach to children and social prot- tion stressing a more targeted approach to disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals including children and the complementarity of these strategies. Introduction To a large extent Alfred J. Kahn was at the forefront of the developments in the ?eld of child welfare services (protective services, foster care, adoption, and family preservationandsupport). Overtimehisscholarshipmovedtoafocusonthebroader policy domain of child and family policy and the outcomes for child wellbeing. His work, as is true for this volume, progressed from a focus on poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable children to a focus on all children. He was convinced that children, by de?nition, are a vulnerable population group and that targeting all children, empl- ing a universal policy as a strategy would do more for poor children than a narrowly focused policy targeted on poor children alone, As we ?rst argued more than three decades ago (Not for the Poor Alone; “Universalism and Income Testing in Family Policy”), one could target the most disadvantaged within a universal framework, and this would lead to more successful results than targeting only the poor.

Author : Lena Dominelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429869570

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Community Approaches to Child Welfare by Lena Dominelli Pdf

Published in 1999, Community Approaches to Child Welfare is written by both practitioners and academics to explore ways in which community-based, preventative approaches to child welfare can be used to support families experiencing behavioural problems with children or undergoing difficulties in raising them. Specific practice examples developed in Britain, Canada and Sweden provide an international dimension to this book. Comparing and contrasting developments within these countries reveal that there are both similarities in the methods adopted and difference in the ways in which these are applied. Common themes which appear across the stories that are presented include: the importance of ensuring cultural specificity to respond to identity issues and local traditions; the need to adhere to legislation that is country specific; the importance of dealing with some child welfare issues on an international basis, e.g. child abductions; and the importance of giving children the space within which to articulate their own 'voice.' Additionally, the book reveals how working with families from a community perspective which is centered in acknowledging children’s rights and parental rights may challenge professionals in ways that they find uncomfortable. Nevertheless, the book concludes that practice can more effectively serve children’s interests if parents and workers work in partnership with each other.

Author : Joanne Leslie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000002522

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Women's Work And Child Welfare In The Third World by Joanne Leslie Pdf

Recent trends in women's work and child survival and development in developing countries raise concerns about the relationship between these two key elements of development. This paper reviews and analyzes the methodology and findings of 50 studies of both women's work and infant feeding practices, and women's work and child nutritional status. Although the pattern of findings is complex and occasionally contradictory, the paper concludes that overall there is little evidence of a negative effect of maternal employment on child nutrition, and therefore no justification for limiting women's labor force participation on the grounds of promoting child welfare.

Author : James R. Himes,UNICEF.
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995-08-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9041100903

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Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child by James R. Himes,UNICEF. Pdf

Foreword, By Thomas Hammarberg.

Author : Joanne Leslie,Michael J Paolisso
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989-09-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038576711

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Women, Work, And Child Welfare In The Third World by Joanne Leslie,Michael J Paolisso Pdf

Author : UNICEF.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Child care
ISBN : UOM:39015007135935

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Children of the Developing Countries by UNICEF. Pdf