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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452063603321

Titolo

Investing in children [[electronic resource] ] : work, education, and social policy in two rich countries / / Ariel Kalil, Ron Haskins, and Jenny Chesters, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-48744-5

9786613582676

0-8157-2203-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KalilAriel

HaskinsRon

ChestersJenny

Disciplina

305.230973

Soggetti

Children - Government policy - Australia

Children - Government policy - United States

Children - Australia - Economic conditions

Children - United States - Economic conditions

Child development - Australia

Child development - United States

Electronic books.

Australia Social policy

United States Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Dynamics of Early Maternal Employment in Low-Income Families; Family Joblessness and Child Well-Being in Australia; The Way Families Work: Jobs, Hours, Income, and Children's Well-Being; The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on the Quality of Care that Two-Year-Old Children Receive; Early Childhood Development and School Readiness; Economic Inequality and Children's Educational Attainment; Pathways of Social Disadvantage from Adolescence into Adulthood



Poverty, Intergenerational Mobility, and Young Adult Educational AttainmentContributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"Presents new research by leading scholars in Australia and the United States on economic factors that influence children's development and the respective social policies the two nations have designed to boost human capital development"--Provided by publisher.