The Early Years : Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy

The Early Years Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license.  The Early Years analyzes the development of Latin American and Caribbean children and makes a compelling case for government intervention in what is instinctively a family affair. Spending on effective programs for young children is an i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schady, Norbert, 1967- author, editor (author)
Corporate Author: Inter-American Development Bank. author (author)
Other Authors: Berlinski, Samuel. editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Development economics.
Social policy.
Economic development.
International economics.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Development Economics.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Development Studies.
International Economics.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Sustainability Management.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428050006719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Boxes
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • 1 Raising Children: The Case for Government Intervention
  • 2 A Report Card on Early Childhood Development
  • 3 Family First
  • 4 Daycare Services: It's All about Quality
  • 5 Early Schooling: Teachers Make the Diff erence
  • 6 More Bang for the Buck: Investing in Early Childhood Development
  • 7 Drawing Up an Institutional Architecture
  • 8 The Task at Hand: Anything but Child's Play
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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