inequality to poverty, we confirm that the fortunes of rural America are far from monolithic. We then show particularly harmful … effects of chronic or worsening community poverty on the life chances of rural children. These effects are evident for …Rural America is often portrayed as a distressed and left-behind place, where the outlook for rural children is …

This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The … compares the extent as well as profile of child poverty in both countries. Comparisons on the extent of child poverty, over …

Families with children receive support from the tax-benefit system to a different extent across countries. In Spain …, child poverty remains high as compared to other EU countries, possibly pointing to a weaker role of the public sector in … providing income support to families with children. In this paper we provide an in-depth assessment of the income support to …