Child Poverty Among Hong Kong Ethnic Minorities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-017-1599-z
Abstract: This paper analyzes the data from the Population Census of 2011 to identify the characteristics of poor ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong and the factors that are associated with child poverty among these ethnic… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; ethnic minority; child poverty; hong kong ... See more keywords
Child Poverty Measurement in the UK: Assessing Support for the Downgrading of Income-Based Poverty Measures
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-018-1880-9
Abstract: In 2016 the UK’s Conservative Government radically changed the official approach to child poverty measurement, scrapping targets for income poverty and material deprivation and introducing instead indicators of household ‘worklessness’ and children’s educational attainment at… read more here.
Keywords: child poverty; income; poverty measurement; support ... See more keywords
Leaving No One Behind: Multidimensional Child Poverty in Botswana
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DOI: 10.1007/s12187-020-09744-6
Abstract: Child poverty measurement is vital for informing policies and for improving children’s lives. Nevertheless, efforts to measure (child) poverty remain dominated mainly by monetary approaches, and many countries fail to monitor multidimensional child poverty. Using… read more here.
Keywords: child poverty; child; multidimensional child; poverty botswana ... See more keywords
Child Poverty in an Affluent City: Trends and Risk Factors in Hong Kong Between 2011 and 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s12187-021-09845-w
Abstract: The present study explored the salient characteristics of families experiencing child poverty in Hong Kong by analysing two representative cross-sectional datasets from the 2011 Population Census and 2016 By-census. Specifically, to identify trends in child… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; child poverty; 2011 2016; hong kong ... See more keywords
New global estimates of child poverty and their sensitivity to alternative equivalence scales
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.06.007
Abstract: This paper uses micro-data from household surveys from 89 countries to estimate the rate of extreme poverty among children in the developing world. 19.5% of children are estimated to live on less than $1.90 per… read more here.
Keywords: equivalence scales; new global; child poverty; equivalence ... See more keywords
Towards optimising children’s capability and tackling relative child poverty in high-income countries: the cases of Japan, Sweden and the UK since 2000
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2084230
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background We question why child poverty still prevails even in high-income countries, such as Japan, Sweden and the United Kingdom. We address the intersection between social relations and individual experiences that should be considered… read more here.
Keywords: capability; high income; children capability; child poverty ... See more keywords
Solidarity between Generations in Extended Families: Old-Age Income as a Way Out of Child Poverty?
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DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcz052
Abstract: We analyse intergenerational solidarity within multigenerational households (MGHs) and assess how the formation of these households is related to poverty across European countries. Our aim is to assess how this type of household is a… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; child poverty; solidarity generations; way ... See more keywords
Child poverty and health inequalities in the UK: a guide for paediatricians
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323671
Abstract: One in three children in the UK lives in relative poverty. There are clear and consistent links between child poverty and paediatric morbidity and mortality. In this review, we discuss drivers for family poverty in… read more here.
Keywords: poverty health; health inequalities; inequalities guide; child poverty ... See more keywords
Unemployment, social protection spending and child poverty in the European Union during the Great Recession
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DOI: 10.1177/0958928716676549
Abstract: The 2008 financial crisis triggered the first contraction of the world economy in the post-war era. This article investigates the effect of the Great Recession on child poverty across the EU-27 plus Iceland, Norway and… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; protection spending; child poverty; social protection ... See more keywords
Exploring the Interactions between Housing and Neighbourhood Environments for Enhanced Child Wellbeing: The Lived Experience of Parents Living in Areas of High Child Poverty in England, UK
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912563
Abstract: Children’s health can be affected by the interrelated characteristics of the physical and social environment where they live, including housing quality, neighbourhood characteristics and the local community. Following a systems-based approach, this exploratory project sought… read more here.
Keywords: housing; neighbourhood; interactions housing; child poverty ... See more keywords
Measuring Child Poverty and Its Uncertainty: A Case Study of 33 European Countries
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DOI: 10.3390/su12198204
Abstract: Over the last few years, there has been increased interest in compiling poverty indicators for children, as well as in providing uncertainty measures that are associated with point estimates. In this paper, we provide point,… read more here.
Keywords: european countries; measuring child; poverty uncertainty; poverty ... See more keywords