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The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children: Census 2001
Barnes, Helen, Wright, Gemma, Noble, Michael, Dawes, Andrew
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Description for The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children: Census 2001
Paperback. Maps child deprivation at municipal level, in order to inform local level policy and intervention in South Africa. Making use of information available from the 2001 Census about different aspects of deprivation, such as income, employment, education, health and living environment, this title combines these domains to form an index of deprivations. Num Pages: 80 pages, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFA; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
The detrimental impact of poverty on child development, educational outcomes, job prospects, health and behaviour is well known, and governments worldwide have committed themselves to eradicating child poverty as well as the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Yet more than 60 per cent of South African children live in households with annual incomes below $1 360 (2006 value) and mortality and maltreatment rates remain high.In order to realise the rights of all children and tackle child poverty, it is critical that robust measures are developed to quantify the nature and extent of social deprivation experienced by children at sub-national level and ... Read more
The detrimental impact of poverty on child development, educational outcomes, job prospects, health and behaviour is well known, and governments worldwide have committed themselves to eradicating child poverty as well as the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Yet more than 60 per cent of South African children live in households with annual incomes below $1 360 (2006 value) and mortality and maltreatment rates remain high.In order to realise the rights of all children and tackle child poverty, it is critical that robust measures are developed to quantify the nature and extent of social deprivation experienced by children at sub-national level and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Human Sciences Research Council
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Cape Town, South Africa
ISBN
9780796922168
SKU
V9780796922168
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About Barnes, Helen, Wright, Gemma, Noble, Michael, Dawes, Andrew
Helen Barnes is a research officer in Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, which is part of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work (SDRC) at the University of Oxford. Gemma Wright is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Oxford. She is Deputy Director of ... Read more
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