Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft / / authored 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) |
Autore | Narayan Ambar |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 305.230967 |
Collana |
Directions in Development
Directions in Development - Poverty |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
ISBN | 1-4648-0334-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""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""
""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"" ""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?"" ""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"" ""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"" ""Box 4.1 Improving Opportunities for 6- to 11-Year-Olds: The Story of Uganda"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787280403321 |
Narayan Ambar
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 | ||
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Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa : draft / / authored 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) |
Autore | Narayan Ambar |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 305.230967 |
Collana |
Directions in Development
Directions in Development - Poverty |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
ISBN | 1-4648-0334-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""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""
""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"" ""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?"" ""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"" ""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"" ""Box 4.1 Improving Opportunities for 6- to 11-Year-Olds: The Story of Uganda"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812705603321 |
Narayan Ambar
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : Poverty Reduction & Equity, PREM Network and Africa PREM, The World Bank, , 2015 | ||
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Do African children have an equal chance? : a human opportunity report for sub-Saharan Africa / / Andrew Dabalen [and five others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank World, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.230967 |
Collana | Directions in Development. Poverty |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0334-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""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""
""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"" ""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?"" ""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"" ""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"" ""Box 4.1 Improving Opportunities for 6- to 11-Year-Olds: The Story of Uganda"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460337803321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank World, , 2015 | ||
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Gap between preferred and actual birth intervals in Sub-Saharan Africa : implications for fertility and child health / / Hantamalala Rafalimanana, Charles F. Westoff |
Autore | Rafalimanana Hanta |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calverton, Maryland : , : ORC Macro, MEASURE DHS+, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 22 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | DHS analytical studies |
Soggetto topico |
Birth intervals - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Fertility, Human - Africa, Sub-Saharan Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan Birth intervals Children - Health and hygiene Fertility, Human |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Gap between preferred and actual birth intervals in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910713383203321 |
Rafalimanana Hanta
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Calverton, Maryland : , : ORC Macro, MEASURE DHS+, , 2001 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Household environmental health hazards and child survival in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Olufunke A. Fayehun |
Autore | Fayehun Olufunke A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calverton, Maryland, USA : , : ICF Macro, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (28 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | DHS working papers |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Mortality - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910713347103321 |
Fayehun Olufunke A.
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Calverton, Maryland, USA : , : ICF Macro, , 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Indicators of child deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa : levels and trends from the Demographic and Health Surveys / / Mariano J. Kanamori, Thomas Pullum |
Autore | Kanamori Mariano J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calverton, Maryland, USA : , : ICF International, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 146 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Collana | DHS comparative reports |
Soggetto topico |
Demographic surveys - Statistical methods
Health surveys - Statistical methods Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions Education - Africa, Sub-Saharan Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan Children Children - Health and hygiene Children - Social conditions Education |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Indicators of child deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711837603321 |
Kanamori Mariano J.
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Calverton, Maryland, USA : , : ICF International, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North Carolina Children’s Global Health Handbook : A Pediatrician’s Guide to Integrating IMCI Guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa / / editors, Erica C. Bjornstad, Benny L. Joyner Jr., Stella Mongella, Kenya McNeal-Trice, Jennifer McEntee, Luke Smart, Kristin Schroeder, Renae Stafford, Kate Westmoreland |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 200 pages) :) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.19892 |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Health and hygiene - Developing countries
Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan Pediatrics - Study and teaching - Developing countries Pediatrics - Study and teaching - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4696-4307-3
1-4696-4308-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Emergency management -- Neonatal period -- Cardiology -- Endocrinology -- Gastroenterology -- Genetics -- Hematology/oncology -- Infectious diseases -- Nephrology -- Respiratory -- Advanced teaching topics -- Suggested small group skills sessions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480340003321 |
Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North Carolina Children’s Global Health Handbook : A Pediatrician’s Guide to Integrating IMCI Guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa / / editors, Erica C. Bjornstad, Benny L. Joyner Jr., Stella Mongella, Kenya McNeal-Trice, Jennifer McEntee, Luke Smart, Kristin Schroeder, Renae Stafford, Kate Westmoreland |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 200 pages) :) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.19892 |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Health and hygiene - Developing countries
Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan Pediatrics - Study and teaching - Developing countries Pediatrics - Study and teaching - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
979-88-908560-6-7
1-4696-4307-3 1-4696-4308-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Emergency management -- Neonatal period -- Cardiology -- Endocrinology -- Gastroenterology -- Genetics -- Hematology/oncology -- Infectious diseases -- Nephrology -- Respiratory -- Advanced teaching topics -- Suggested small group skills sessions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795565703321 |
Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North Carolina Children’s Global Health Handbook : A Pediatrician’s Guide to Integrating IMCI Guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa / / editors, Erica C. Bjornstad, Benny L. Joyner Jr., Stella Mongella, Kenya McNeal-Trice, Jennifer McEntee, Luke Smart, Kristin Schroeder, Renae Stafford, Kate Westmoreland |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 200 pages) :) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.19892 |
Soggetto topico |
Children - Health and hygiene - Developing countries
Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan Pediatrics - Study and teaching - Developing countries Pediatrics - Study and teaching - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
979-88-908560-6-7
1-4696-4307-3 1-4696-4308-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Emergency management -- Neonatal period -- Cardiology -- Endocrinology -- Gastroenterology -- Genetics -- Hematology/oncology -- Infectious diseases -- Nephrology -- Respiratory -- Advanced teaching topics -- Suggested small group skills sessions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808473703321 |
Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Using household survey data to explore the effects of improved housing conditions on malaria infection in children in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Lia Florey, Cameron Taylor |
Autore | Florey Lia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rockville, Maryland, USA : , : ICF International, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 35 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Collana | DHS analytical studies |
Soggetto topico |
Health surveys
Malaria - Africa, Sub-Saharan Housing and health - Africa, Sub-Saharan Children - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan Household surveys - Africa, Sub-Saharan Children - Health and hygiene Household surveys Housing and health Malaria |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711643303321 |
Florey Lia
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Rockville, Maryland, USA : , : ICF International, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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