Child Poverty in the Developing World

by Nandy, Shailen

• ISBN13: 9781861345592
• ISBN10: 1861345593
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Policy Pr

Summary

This report presents the first ever scientific measurement of the extent and depth of child poverty in developing regions. This measurement is based upon internationally agreed definitions arising from the international framework of child rights. Indicators of severe deprivation of basic human need for shelter, sanitation, safe water, information, health, education and food were constructed using survey data on nearly 1.2 million children in 46 countries collected mainly during the late 1990's. This is the largest, most accurate survey sample of children ever assembled.

Table of Contents

List of tables and figures	iv
Acknowledgements	vi
Child poverty and child rights in developing countries	1	(2)
Measurement of child poverty and standard of living	3	(7)
Introduction	3	(1)
Income and child poverty	3	(1)
International definitions of poverty	4	(2)
Measuring child poverty in developing countries	6	(1)
Operational measures of absolute poverty for children	7	(3)
Absolute poverty and severe deprivation among children in the developing world	10	(15)
Introduction	10	(1)
Summary of main results on absolute poverty	10	(1)
Summary of main results of severe deprivation of basic human need	10	(1)
Results by region	11	(1)
Results by rural-urban locality	12	(1)
Results by gender	12	(1)
Extent of severe deprivation	13	(9)
Distribution of severe deprivation	22	(1)
Distribution of absolute poverty	23	(2)
Conclusions and policy implications	25	(7)
The causes of absolute poverty	26	(1)
Sanitation	26	(1)
Water	27	(1)
Shelter	27	(1)
Food	28	(1)
Child and family benefit	28	(1)
The needs of children in the 21st century	29	(1)
The poverty of girls	30	(1)
Regional and country-specific anti-poverty policies	31	(1)
References	32	(3)
Appendix: Severe deprivation and absolute poverty among children: country data	35