Unequal childhoods : young children's lives in poor countries /

Unequal childhoods : young children's lives in poor countries /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Penn, Helen.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 219 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Contesting early childhood series Contesting early childhood.
Subject:	Children -- Developing countries -- Social conditions. Children -- Developing countries -- Case studies. Developing Countries. Child Welfare. Child Development. Cross-Cultural Comparison. Early Intervention, Educational. International Cooperation. Socioeconomic Factors. Child. Children. Children -- Social conditions. Developing countries. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11298510

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ISBN:	0203465342 9780203465349 9780415321020 0415321026 9786610171040 6610171041 0415321018 0415321026
Notes:	Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	While problems of childhood poverty are most widespread in developing countries, formidable inequalities exist in more prosperous countries. A major aim of the book is to address the question of unequal childhoodsand the ways in which they are.
Other form:	Print version: Penn, Helen. Unequal childhoods. 1st ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2005 0415321018 0415321026

Table of Contents:

1. Global inequalities
2. Interpreting Poverty
3. Understanding Early Childhood
4. Lending a Helping Hand
5. Kazakhstan
6. Swaziland
7. India
8. Brazil
9. The Ethics of Intervention