Contents

pp iii-vi

List of tables and figures

pp vii-xiv

Notes on contributors

pp xv-xxvi

Acknowledgements

pp xxvii-xxviii

Foreword

pp xxix-xxxii

Part 1

pp 1-2

one - Introduction

pp 3-18

two - Child rights, child survival and child poverty: the debate

pp 19-38

three - Equity begins with children

pp 39-54

Part 2

pp 55-56

four - Measuring child poverty and deprivation

pp 57-102

five - Beyond headcount: measures that reflect the breadth and components of child poverty

pp 103-134

six - Defining child poverty in South Africa using the socially perceived necessities approach

pp 135-154

seven - Child well-being in the US: proposal for the development of a ‘Tots Index’ using the human development conceptual framework

pp 155-178

eight - A snapshot of child well-being in transition countries: exploring new methods of monitoring child well-being

pp 179-206

nine - Enhancing the fight against child poverty in the European Union: a benchmarking exercise

pp 207-244

ten - Assessing child well-being in developing countries: making policies work for children

pp 245-260

Part 3

pp 261-262

eleven - Multidimensional child poverty in Tanzania: analysis of situation, changes and sensitivity of thresholds

pp 263-286

twelve - A multidimensional profile of child poverty in Congo Brazzaville

pp 287-306

thirteen - Multidimensional child poverty in Vietnam

pp 307-324

fourteen - Multidimensional child deprivation in Iran

pp 325-356

fifteen - Multidimensional child poverty in Haiti

pp 357-378

sixteen - Child poverty in Latin America: multiple deprivation and monetary measures combined

pp 379-418

seventeen - Changes in child poverty and deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia at the end of the 20th century

pp 419-446

Part 4

pp 447-448

eighteen - Utopia calling: eradicating child poverty in the United Kingdom and beyond

pp 449-474

nineteen - Continuity and change in poor children's lives: evidence from Young Lives

pp 475-506

twenty - Policy implications of multidimensional poverty measurement in Morocco

pp 507-524