The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which family income and education are obstacles to the provision of adequate diets for young children in the United States. An examination of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveals the following: 1. Average nutrient intakes...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which family income and education are obstacles to the provision of adequate diets for young children in the United States. An examination of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveals the following: 1. Average nutrient intakes...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 The 'Youthful Bulge' and a Hope Squandered -- Chapter 2 Fettered by Birth, Battered in Life -- Chapter 3 Vicissitudes of Growth -- Chapter 4 Misplaced Priorities -- Chapter 5 Beyond the...

This paper revisits traditional human capital models and proposes a new conceptual framework of human capital accumulation, anchored in skills development, to illustrate the phenomenon and implications of youth economic disengagement. In the framework, youth economic disengagement is defined as...