TY - BOOK AU - Doek,J.E. ED - African Child Policy Forum. ED - International Policy Conference on the African Child TI - Child poverty : African and international perspectives: African and international perspectives SN - 9789050959292 U1 - 330.9 PY - 2009/// CY - Antwerp, Portland PB - Intersentia KW - Poor children KW - Congresses KW - Poverty KW - Child welfare KW - Africa KW - fast KW - Enfants KW - eclas KW - Pauvreté KW - Malnutrition KW - Pays en développement KW - Etudes de cas KW - Congrès KW - Monde KW - Afrique KW - Conference proceedings N1 - Based on papers presented by the African Child Policy Forum at the Third International Policy Conference on the African Child in 2008; Includes bibliographical references; Child poverty : an overview; Jaap E. Doek --; Child rights, child wellbeing and child poverty; Yanghee Lee --; The human rights approach to public policy in addressing child poverty; Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona --; Child rights and economic policy; Richard Jolly --; Child poverty : the gender dimension; Meredeth Turshen --; Child malnutrition : changing perceptions and policy implications; Urban Johsson --; Child poverty and deprivation in Africa; Shimelis Tsegaye --; Which African governments are child-friendly? Which ones are not and why?; Assefa Bequele --; Claiming the future : an internationalist perspective; Stephen Lewis --; Child poverty : an integrated approach; Dharam Ghal --; The abolition of child poverty and the right to social security : a possible UN model for child benefit?; Peter Townsend --; Child poverty and social inclusion in countries in transition and in OECD countries; Marta Santos Pais --; Combating child poverty and social exclusion in European Union countries : lessons for policy and practice; Hugh Frazer --; Tackling child poverty : lessons from India; A.K. Shiva Kumar --; Cash transfer programme for vulnerable children : a political and policy choice for the government of Kenya, 2002-2008; Roger Pearson and Carlos Alviar --; The global food crisis : observations; Jeffrey D. Sachs --; What will be the impact of the global economic crisis on child poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Andy Sumner and Sara Wolcott --; The impact of the world food crisis on children requiring food assistance in Ethiopia : a note; Jakob Mikkelsen ER -