ISBN:
9781464803345
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 182 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Poverty
Series Statement:
Directions in Development - Human Development
Parallel Title:
Print version Do African children have an equal chance?
DDC:
305.230967
Keywords:
Children Economic conditions
;
Children Social conditions
;
Children Health and hygiene
;
Children -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions
;
Children -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions
;
Children -- Health and hygiene -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
;
Children ; Africa, Sub-Saharan ; Economic conditions
;
Children ; Africa, Sub-Saharan ; Social conditions
;
Children ; Health and hygiene ; Africa, Sub-Saharan
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
We have long known that a person's chance of success in life is deeply influenced by early access to education, health services, safe water, and nutritious food. This in turn improves the likelihood that a child can live up to his or her human potential and pursue a rewarding life. As Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) enters its 20th year of unprecedented high economic growth and hopes continue to rise, its citizens increasingly wonder if these more hopeful economic times will translate into a better future for themselves and their families. This book - the first of its kind in SSA - documents and anal
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionMeasuring inequality of opportunities: the human opportunity indexOpportunities for children in Africarecent evidence -- Progress toward opportunities for allUnpacking inequality: how do circumstances matter for opportunities?Comparing opportunitiesacross countries and regions.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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