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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818069203321

Titolo

Escaping the poverty trap : investing in children in Latin America / / edited by Ricardo Moran ; special contributions by Amartya K. Sen and Gro Harlem Brundtland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Published by the Inter-American Development Bank, : Distributed by the Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoranRicardo

SenAmartya <1933->

BrundtlandGro Harlen

Soggetti

Poor children - Latin America

Poverty - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- About the Contributors -- INTRODUCTION Early Childhood Investment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty -- PART ONE Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty -- Summary -- Family Background and Intergenerational Poverty in Latin America -- PART TWO: Investing in Early Childhood -- Summary -- The Role of Early Childhood -- Investment in Development -- Bringing in New Actors -- The Impact of Early Childhood Intervention on Economic Growth and Equity -- How to Invest in Early Childhood Care and Development -- Investing in Children: The Role of the State in Unequal Societies -- Bibliography.