Research Catalog
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.
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- 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.6OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.6.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
- Social Issues/Migration/Health
- Added Author
- Kamerman, Sheila.Neuman, Michelle.Waldfogel, Jane.Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 10.1787/625063031050 doi