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Social Policies, Family Types and Child Outcomes in Selected OECD Countries

Title
Social Policies, Family Types and Child Outcomes in Selected OECD Countries [electronic resource] / Sheila Kamerman ... [et al]
Publication
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Kamerman, Sheila.
  • Neuman, Michelle.
  • Waldfogel, Jane.
  • Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne.
Description
57 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
Summary
Child development and child well-being are major concerns in many OECD countries and are the subject of ongoing work at the OECD. These concerns have led to a search for policies to offset poverty, deprivation, vulnerability, and the risk factors that can trigger a lifelong cycle of disadvantage. It is in this context that we carried out a review of the research literature on child outcomes and of the different social policies that may affect them. The paper is organized in four parts: (1) a summary of child outcomes of concern in various OECD countries; (2) a discussion of one particular outcome, child poverty, and its negative consequences for children; (3) a summary of the research linking different family types with different outcomes; and (4) the social policies that may lead to different positive and negative outcomes. Our main conclusions from this literature review is that knowledge-building is proceeding, in particular, with regard to child poverty and the policies ...
Series Statement
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.6
Uniform Title
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no.6.
Subject
Social Issues/Migration/Health
LCCN
10.1787/625063031050
OCLC
oecd-lib-004845
Title
Social Policies, Family Types and Child Outcomes in Selected OECD Countries [electronic resource] / Sheila Kamerman ... [et al]
Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2003.
Series
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.6
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.6.
Connect to:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/625063031050
Indexed Term
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Added Author
Kamerman, Sheila.
Neuman, Michelle.
Waldfogel, Jane.
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne.
Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/625063031050 doi
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