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The Social Impacts of Trade Liberalisation: How can Childhood Poverty be Reduced?

Debates on the consequences of globalisation mostly ignore issues related to children – particularly their well-being, rights and poverty experiences. However, globalisation and trade liberalisation are likely to have a major impact on the lives of poor children and their families.

The Social Impacts of Trade Liberalisation: How can Childhood Poverty be Reduced?

Debates on the consequences of globalisation mostly ignore issues related to children – particularly their well-being, rights and poverty experiences. However, globalisation and trade liberalisation are likely to have a major impact on the lives of poor children and their families.

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Child Learning in Andhra Pradesh: The Interplay Between School and Home

India has made remarkable progress over the past 50 years in improving rates of adult literacy and school enrolment for boys and girls. However, there are concerns about drop-out rates and the quality of education, especially in government schools. It is important to appreciate that children learn both within and outside the classroom. There is a need to understand the extent to which basic numeracy and literacy skills are influenced by the home environment.

Child Learning in Andhra Pradesh: The Interplay Between School and Home

India has made remarkable progress over the past 50 years in improving rates of adult literacy and school enrolment for boys and girls. However, there are concerns about drop-out rates and the quality of education, especially in government schools. It is important to appreciate that children learn both within and outside the classroom. There is a need to understand the extent to which basic numeracy and literacy skills are influenced by the home environment.

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Child Nutritional Status in Poor Ethiopian Households

Ethiopia is one the world's poorest countries with one of the highest rates of child malnutrition. The poor nutritional status of Ethiopian children is well documented, but the causes and relative importance of various determinants of malnutrition are not well understood. Ethiopia thus lacks an integrated cross-sectoral policy to guide nutrition programmes and interventions. While the literature on child malnutrition suggests gender- and location-related differences in malnutrition rates, this has not been investigated in detail, particularly in Ethiopia.

Child Nutritional Status in Poor Ethiopian Households

Ethiopia is one the world's poorest countries with one of the highest rates of child malnutrition. The poor nutritional status of Ethiopian children is well documented, but the causes and relative importance of various determinants of malnutrition are not well understood. Ethiopia thus lacks an integrated cross-sectoral policy to guide nutrition programmes and interventions. While the literature on child malnutrition suggests gender- and location-related differences in malnutrition rates, this has not been investigated in detail, particularly in Ethiopia.

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Adult Education and Child Nutrition in India and Vietnam: The Role of Family, Neighbours and Friends

It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. In school, girls can acquire skills which are later used to access modern health services and comprehend health messages. Less explored, however, is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals —the mothers' friends, neighbours and family — which may influence child nutrition directly or modify the effect of maternal education.

Adult Education and Child Nutrition in India and Vietnam: The Role of Family, Neighbours and Friends

It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. In school, girls can acquire skills which are later used to access modern health services and comprehend health messages. Less explored, however, is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals —the mothers' friends, neighbours and family — which may influence child nutrition directly or modify the effect of maternal education.

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Comparative Quality of Private and Public Health Services in Rural Vietnam

Background: Private health care services were officially recognized in Vietnam in 1989, and for the last 15 years have competed with the public health system in providing primary curative care and pharmaceutical sales to rural populations. However, the quality of these private and public health care services has not been evaluated and compared.

Comparative Quality of Private and Public Health Services in Rural Vietnam

Background: Private health care services were officially recognized in Vietnam in 1989, and for the last 15 years have competed with the public health system in providing primary curative care and pharmaceutical sales to rural populations. However, the quality of these private and public health care services has not been evaluated and compared.

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Maternal Mental Health and Child Nutritional Status in Four Developing Countries

Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal common mental disorders (CMD) are associated with poorer child nutritional status in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and Peru).

Maternal Mental Health and Child Nutritional Status in Four Developing Countries

Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal common mental disorders (CMD) are associated with poorer child nutritional status in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and Peru).

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How Pro-Poor is Ethiopia’s Education Expansion?

An important component of the Ethiopian government's poverty reduction strategy is investment in skills, knowledge, and training. Investment in education represented almost one-fifth of annual public spending in 2004/05, and as such is significantly higher than that of other pro-poor sectors, such as health, transport, food security, and agriculture. To achieve its aim of providing all children with equal access to education, the Ethiopian government has paid particular attention to reducing inequalities in public education, and has achieved impressive results in educational access.

How Pro-Poor is Ethiopia’s Education Expansion?

An important component of the Ethiopian government's poverty reduction strategy is investment in skills, knowledge, and training. Investment in education represented almost one-fifth of annual public spending in 2004/05, and as such is significantly higher than that of other pro-poor sectors, such as health, transport, food security, and agriculture. To achieve its aim of providing all children with equal access to education, the Ethiopian government has paid particular attention to reducing inequalities in public education, and has achieved impressive results in educational access.

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Mainstreaming Children into National Poverty Strategies

This paper assesses how the needs of children are incorporated in to Ethiopia's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – the Ethiopian Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Programme 2002-2005 (SDPRP). It proposes policy recommendations for the second PRSP drawn from a comparative content analysis of other countries'PRSPs.

Mainstreaming Children into National Poverty Strategies

This paper assesses how the needs of children are incorporated in to Ethiopia's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – the Ethiopian Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Programme 2002-2005 (SDPRP). It proposes policy recommendations for the second PRSP drawn from a comparative content analysis of other countries'PRSPs.

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Research, Policy Engagement and Practice: Reflections on Efforts to Mainstream Children into Ethiopia’s Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy

This paper examines efforts to bridge multi-disciplinary research, policy engagement and practice to improve the lives of children living in poverty in a sample of developing countries. The paper is based on the experiences of Young Lives and draws on insights from Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. It pays particular attention to the work of the Young Lives team in Ethiopia to make children's issues central to the Ethiopian Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper process.

Research, Policy Engagement and Practice: Reflections on Efforts to Mainstream Children into Ethiopia’s Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy

This paper examines efforts to bridge multi-disciplinary research, policy engagement and practice to improve the lives of children living in poverty in a sample of developing countries. The paper is based on the experiences of Young Lives and draws on insights from Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. It pays particular attention to the work of the Young Lives team in Ethiopia to make children's issues central to the Ethiopian Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper process.

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