LEADER 06236oam 22007575 450 001 9910812705603321 005 20240405175444.0 010 $a1-4648-0334-X 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-0332-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000275260 035 $a(EBL)1913689 035 $a(OCoLC)900344113 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001352650 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11854878 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001352650 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11311887 035 $a(PQKB)11429976 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1913689 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1913689 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10955677 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL658265 035 $a(OCoLC)886881756 035 $a(The World Bank)18247071 035 $a(US-djbf)18247071 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000275260 100 $a20140730d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDo African children have an equal chance? $ea human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft /$fauthored by Ambar Narayan (Lead Economist, PRMPR), Andrew Dabalen (Lead Poverty Specialist, AFTPM), Jaime Saavedra (former Director, PRMPR) and Alejandro Hoyos Suarez (Research Analyst, PRMPR), with significant contributions from Ana Abras (consultant) and Sailesh Tiwari (Economist, PRMPR) 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cPoverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 225 1 $aDirections in Development 225 1 $aDirections in Development - Poverty 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-26985-8 311 $a1-4648-0332-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Which Opportunities and Circumstances?""; ""What Is the State of Opportunities for Children in the Late 2000's?""; ""How Have Opportunities Changed over the Decade?""; ""What Explains Changes in Opportunities over Time?""; ""How Do Circumstances Matter for Inequality?""; ""How Do Circumstances Matter: The Tale of Two (Hypothetical) Children""; ""Cross-Country Comparisons of Opportunities""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction"" 327 $a""Opportunities for Children in Africa: Setting the Stage"" ""Motivation for a Human Opportunity Index""; ""Poverty and Inequality in Africa""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Measuring Inequality of Opportunities: The Human Opportunity Index""; ""Concepts and Measurement of Inequality of Opportunities""; ""How Opportunities Matter for Economic Growth and Prosperity""; ""Constructing the Human Opportunity Index""; ""Toward an Empirical Analysis for African Countries""; ""Annex 2A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Opportunities for Children in Africa: Recent Evidence"" 327 $a""Human Opportunities in Education"" ""Human Opportunities in Basic Infrastructure Services""; ""Human Opportunities for Health""; ""Access to a Bundle of Basic Goods and Services: The Composite HOI""; ""Inequality of Opportunity within Countries""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 3A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 Progress toward Opportunities for All""; ""Uneven Progress: The Decade of the 2000's""; ""Assessing Progress: Decomposing Changes in the HOI""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Reference""; ""Chapter 5 Unpacking Inequality: How Do Circumstances Matter for Opportunities?"" 327 $a""Methodology for Decomposing Inequality of Opportunities"" ""Contributions of Circumstances to Inequality: Results from Decompositions""; ""Circumstances and Unequal Chances in Life""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 5A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Comparing Opportunities across Countries and Regions""; ""Equality of Opportunities and Economic Development""; ""Comparisons across Countries, Regions, and Continents""; ""Conclusion""; ""Annex 6A""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Additional Tables with All Results""; ""References""; ""Boxes"" 327 $a""Box 1.1 Inequality of Opportunities in Africa: Evidence from Economic Literature"" ""Box 2.1Empirical Literature on Equality of Opportunities: An Overview""; ""Box 2.2 Growth and Inequality of Opportunity: Recent Evidence""; ""Box 2.3 A Stylized Example of an HOI""; ""Box 2.4 Estimating the Human Opportunity Index from Household Survey Data""; ""Box 2.5 Demographic and Health Surveys as a Database for Analysis""; ""Box 2.6 The Rights and Welfare of the Child and MDGs""; ""Box 2.7 Ethnic Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Example of Kenya"" 327 $a""Box 4.1 Improving Opportunities for 6- to 11-Year-Olds: The Story of Uganda"" 330 $aWe have long known that a person's chance of success in life is deeply influenced by early access to education, health services, safe water, and nutritious food. This in turn improves the likelihood that a child can live up to his or her human potential and pursue a rewarding life. As Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) enters its 20th year of unprecedented high economic growth and hopes continue to rise, its citizens increasingly wonder if these more hopeful economic times will translate into a better future for themselves and their families. 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