'Suffer the little children' national and international dimensions of child poverty and public policy

• Other Authors: Yeakey, Carol Camp., Richardson, Jeanita W., 1957-, Brooks-Buck, Judith.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in education in diverse communities ; v. 4.
• Subjects: Poor children > Social conditions.; Poverty > International cooperation.; Poor children > Government policy.; Poverty > Government policy.; Children's rights.; Education.; Education > Research.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849501293 (electronic bk.) : 1849501297 (electronic bk.) : 9780762308316 (hbk.); 0762308311 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 500 p.) : ill.

This volume examines the burden of poverty that children and young adults disproportionately share throughout the world. Contributions from international researchers examine some of the profound precursor issues that serve to inhibit the chances of children and young adults to education and social m...