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Social exclusion and children: a European view for a US debate
Micklewright, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
The concept of social exclusion has been widely debated in Europe but its application to children has seen relatively … little discussion. What could be meant by exclusion of children is the first main theme of the paper. Among other things, I … exclusion of children. The second main theme is the use of the concept of exclusion in the USA, where in contrast to Europe it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125982
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Income dynamics and the life cycle
Rigg, John A.; Sefton, Tom - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
experiencing key life events, such as partnership formation, having children, or retirement; this in turn affects their probability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126566
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Poverty and postnatal depression: a systematic mapping of the evidence from low and lower middle income countries
Coast, Ernestina; Leone, Tiziana; Hirose, Atsumi; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
This study systematically maps, assesses and aggregates research relating to postnatal depression (PND) and poverty in low and lower middle income countries (LLMICs). Our search of 12 databases yielded 2202 articles, of which 47 items from 17 countries were included in our mapping. We highlight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746111
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Measuring well-being and exclusion in Europe's regions
Stewart, Kitty - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
The Lisbon summit of the European Council in March 2000 declared the number of people living in poverty and social exclusion in the European Union to be unacceptable, and called for steps to tackle the issue, beginning with the setting of targets for particular indicators. The targets suggested...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126405
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Foundations for measuring equality: a discussion paper for the equalities review
Burchardt, Tania - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
The Equalities Review is an independent panel set up by the UK government in 2005 to investigate the persistence of social inequalities and to make recommendations for the development of a unified Commission for Equality and Human Rights. This paper was originally written for the Review. It...
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Developing and agreeing a capability list in the British context: what can be learnt from social survey data on ‘rights’?
Vizard, Polly - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
domains of freedom and opportunity that are specified in the capability lists for adults and children that have been developed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071145
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Developing a capability list: final recommendations of the equalities review steering group on measurement
Vizard, Polly; Burchardt, Tania - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
In October 2007, a unified Commission on Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) will begin operation in Britain. The Commission will have responsibility for monitoring and promoting human rights and equality on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071280
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Definition of equality and framework for measurement: final recommendations of the equalities review steering group on measurement
Burchardt, Tania; Vizard, Polly - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
In October 2007, a unified Commission on Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) will begin operation in Britain. The Commission will have responsibility for monitoring and promoting human rights and equality on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071284
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Can family-support policies help explain differences in working hours across countries?
Sila, Urban - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
people with children and people without children. Childcare subsidies should increase working hours in the economy and these … effects should differ between people with children and people without children. Public support to families is also expected to … working hours are weak and insignificant. In regressions with time spent caring for children as a dependent variable, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884607
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Modernisation and son preference
Burgess, Robin; Zhuang, Juzhong - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
Gaps in welfare attainment between boys and girls in China have attracted international attention. In this paper demand analysis is used to try and uncover the factors which may be driving the emergence of the gender gaps. Drawing on household expenditure data from a poor (Sichuan) and rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928624