Urban Children Distress: Global Predicaments and Innovative Strategies

ISBN-13: 9782881246234 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 482 str.

Blanc, Cristina Szanton

Opis

Examining the struggle of urban children to survive and the programmes and policies that are most effective in helping them, this volume uncovers the desperate situations and the resilience of street and working children, and their families. Based on field work carried out under the auspices of UNICEF in Brazil, Philippines, India, Kenya and Italy, the text offers critiques and recommendations for national, municipal and community action.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Brazil: A New Concept of Childhood 3. Philippines: Urban Communities and Their Fight for Survival 4. India: Urban Poverty, Children and Participation 5. Kenya: The Urban Threat for Women and Children 6. Italy: Where are Children on the City Agenda? 7. Some Comparative Urban Trends: Street, Work, Homelessness, Schooling and Family Survival Strategies 8. Innovative Policies and Programmes: Lessons Learned Cristina Szanton Blanc

O autorze

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