first and second leading causes of death and morbidity among young children in developing countries. The fact that a large …

inequality in child well-being. The paper analyses the distribution of resources (outcomes) between girls and boys for four … towards child wellbeing. Across the four indicators of child well-being, intra-household inequalities can represent a …

This paper focuses on gender aspects upon children?s food security. Using data from the 1995/1996 Nepal Living … Standards Survey, this study attempts to find evidence to whether children are heavier for their age, taller for their age or …?s intra-family status and children?s food security was analyzed with a linear model, where on the left hand side are children …

This study examines the role of women's intra-household status relative to men in children's food security in Pakistan … women's intra-household status and children's food security. …

The reduction of child mortality is one of the most universally accepted Millennium Goals. However, there is a … child mortality is mainly determined by the evolution of macroeconomic environment. The influence of per capita income level … on mortality is frequently underlined. But a given income growth does not have the same effect on child survival if it is …

This study focuses on the city of São Paulo, Brazil and examines the ways in which irregular and illegal growth have …

During the twentieth century, internal migration and urbanization shaped Brazil’s economic and social landscape. Cities … between rural and urban areas. In 1950, about a third of Brazil’s population lived in cities; this figure grew to …

Brazil in the past 2 …