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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792160703321

Titolo

Children living in poverty / / edited by Justin Healey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thirroul, New South Wales : , : The Spinney Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-922084-43-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations

Collana

Issues in Society ; ; Volume 371

Disciplina

362.1042

Soggetti

Poverty - Social aspects

Poverty - Social aspects - Australia

Poverty - Health aspects

Poverty - Health aspects - Australia

Poor children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Global child poverty -- Chapter 2. Child poverty in Australia.

Sommario/riassunto

Globally, 400 million children are living in extreme poverty; nearly 600,000 Australian children live in relative poverty. What are the absolute and relative measures of poverty and deprivation for children in developing and developed countries? How does poverty impact children's health, development and wellbeing? How can impoverished children be given a better chance in life? The prevalence and problems of child poverty are explored from a global and Australian perspective.