Offers in-depth analysis of fifty-nine documents, including book excerpts, speeches, court rulings, legal texts, legislative acts, essays, newspaper and magazine articles, and interviews that help define the events leading to the Great Depression, its effects on the economy and show the thinking...

Recent studies suggest that current approaches to tackling childhood poverty have had limited efficacy. This book brings together a discussion of childhoods, children's experiences of poverty and development discourses, and case studies to highlight the importance of integrating children's...