The theme of The World Development Report 2007 is youth - young people between the ages of 12 to 24. As this population group seeks identity and independence, they make decisions that affect not only their own well-being, but that of others, and they do this in a rapidly changing demographic and...

Around 210 million children are still in slavery today. This groundbreaking book shows why they remain locked in slavery, the ways in which they are exploited and how they can be emancipated. It also reminds us that all consumers are implicated in modern childhood slavery.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 At the Center of a Cultural Storm -- 2 Digital Kids -- 3 A V-Chip for the Internet -- 4 Web of Deception -- 5 Born to Be Wired -- 6 Social Marketing in the New Millennium -- 7 Peer-to-Peer Politics -- 8 The Legacy of the Digital Generation -- Notes -- Index.