LEADER 03697nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910822121103321 005 20240416154821.0 010 $a0-674-07090-9 010 $a0-674-06797-5 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674067974 035 $a(CKB)2670000000330117 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25045009 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000819026 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11436079 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819026 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10844598 035 $a(PQKB)11692617 035 $a(DE-B1597)178006 035 $a(OCoLC)826855509 035 $a(OCoLC)840437877 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674067974 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301205 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10651972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301205 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000330117 100 $a20120803d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChildren's chances $ehow countries can move from surviving to thriving /$fJody Heymann with Kristen McNeill 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 394 pages )$cmaps (black and white) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-06681-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWithin our reach -- Beyond basic education -- A chance at childhood -- Beyond survival to health -- Parents and children -- Meeting basic needs -- Equity and discrimination -- Meeting special needs -- Changing children's chances. 330 $aMost parents care deeply about their children. If that were enough, we would not see the inequalities we currently do in children's opportunities and healthy development-children out of school, children laboring, children living in poverty. While the scale of the problems can seem overwhelming, history has shown that massive progress is possible on problems that once seemed unsolvable. Within the span of less than twenty-five years, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has been cut in half, the number of children under age five that die each day has dropped by over 12,000, and the percentage of girls attending school has climbed from just three in four to over 90 percent. National action, laws, and public policies fundamentally shape children's opportunities. Children's Chances urges a transformational shift from focusing solely on survival to targeting children's full and healthy development. Drawing on never-before-available comparative data on laws and public policies in 190 countries, Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill tell the story of what works and what countries around the world are doing to ensure equal opportunities for all children. Covering poverty, discrimination, education, health, child labor, child marriage, and parental care, Children's Chances identifies the leaders and the laggards, highlights successes and setbacks, and provides a guide for what needs to be done to make equal chances for all children a reality. 606 $aChild welfare 606 $aChildren$xGovernment policy 606 $aChildren$xSocial conditions 606 $aChildren$xServices for 615 0$aChild welfare. 615 0$aChildren$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aChildren$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aChildren$xServices for. 676 $a362.7 700 $aHeymann$b Jody$f1959-$0872482 701 $aMcNeill$b Kristen$01703217 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822121103321 996 $aChildren's chances$94088257 997 $aUNINA