LEADER 02971nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910460093403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-01631-1 010 $a9786613016317 010 $a0-8213-8678-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000080065 035 $a(EBL)692789 035 $a(OCoLC)811493560 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471717 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12166771 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471717 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10429334 035 $a(PQKB)11353498 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC692789 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL692789 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10453798 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL301631 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000080065 100 $a20110103d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNo small matter$b[electronic resource] $ethe impact of poverty, shocks, and human capital investments in early childhood devlopment /$fHarold Alderman, editor 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 1 $aHuman development perspectives 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8677-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCognitive development among young children in low-income countries -- The influence of economic crisis on early childhood development, a review of pathways and measured impact -- Conflicts, epidemics and orphanhood : the impact of extreme events on the health and educational achievements of children -- Promoting equity through early child development interventions for children 0-3 years. 330 $aEducation is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However, even with increased emphasis on basic education for all, many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school, there is already a wide disparity in cognitive skills and in emotional and behavioral development among children from households of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Low levels of cognitive development in early childhood strongly correlat 410 0$aHuman development perspectives. 606 $aCognition in children$zDeveloping countries 606 $aChildren$zDeveloping countries$xEconomic conditions 606 $aChildren$zDeveloping countries$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCognition in children 615 0$aChildren$xEconomic conditions. 615 0$aChildren$xSocial conditions. 676 $a305.23109172/4 701 $aAlderman$b Harold$f1948-$0990700 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460093403321 996 $aNo small matter$92266837 997 $aUNINA