This book represents the engagement of Young Lives with researchers and debates in the field of children and development, reflecting on the first two rounds of Young Lives data coming from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, with supporting material from Tanzania and South Africa. Topics include the ethics of research, the long-term causes and consequences of childhood poverty, and the resilience and optimism shown by children and their families. The authors also look at the dynamics of childhood poverty - how and why some families move in and out of poverty as well as learning, children's time-use and life transitions - focusing on children's daily lives, their families and communities.

Palgrave Macmillan, January 2012
ISBN 978-0-230-31924-0

"Childhood Poverty is an insightful book in particular as regards the challenges faced by researchers in the field, as well as the perceptions of children living in poverty. This volume, the first of what will surely be an important collection, gives an excellent look into the challenges faced by impoverished households and the resulting consequences on their children." European Journal of Development Research (2013) 25, 497?498

"... the value of this volume lies in the fact that the contributors do not eschew the complexities of this [tackling inequality] as they make links between empirical child-centred research and policies for the world's poorest children." Childhood May 2013 20: 291-293

"... a thoughtful and infomative volume..." Global Social Policy Dec 2013: 324-32
 

Introduction  Jo Boyden and Michael Bourdillon

Part 1: Methodology
Doing Longitudinal Research: Opportunities and Challenges in a Study of Childhood  Karen Brock and Caroline Knowles
The Ethics of Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives: Practical Experiences   Virginia Morrow
Uncovering the Consequences of Pre-school Malnutrition   John Hoddinott
Understanding Child Poverty in Developing Countries: Measurement and Analysis  Stefan Dercon

Part 2: Dynamics of Childhood Poverty
'Pro-Poor' Growth and Children in Developing Countries: The Case of Vietnam   Paul Glewwe
Evidence on Early Childhood Development (ECD) Investment Returns   Jere R. Behrman
Do Economic Shocks Have a Sustained Effect on the Height of 5-year-old Children? Evidence from Rural and Urban Ethiopia   Tassew Woldehanna

Part 3: Children's Experiences of Poverty
Poverty and Developmental Potential   Patrice Engle
Poverty, Child Risk, and Resilience in Developing Countries   Theodore D. Wachs
Political Economy, Perception, and Social Change as Mediators of Childhood Risk in Andhra Pradesh   Jo Boyden and Gina Crivello
On Being Despised: Growing up a Congolese Refugee in Dar es Salaam   Gillian Mann
'Pen, Book, Soap, Good Food, and Encouragement': Understandings of a Good Life for Children Among Parents and Children in Three Ethiopian Communities   Laura Camfield
'Ridiculed For Not Having Anything': Children's Views on Poverty and Inequality in Rural India   Gina Crivello, Uma Vennam and Anuradha Komanduri

Part 4: Learning, Time-use and Transitions
Pathways through Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia, India, and Peru: Rights, Equity and Diversity   Martin Woodhead
Explaining and Overcoming Marginalization in Education: Ethnic/Language Minorities in Peru   Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan León, Elisa Seguin and Ismael G. Muñoz
Child Agricultural Work in South Africa: A Contested Space   Andrew Dawes, Judith Streak, Susan Levine and Deborah Ewing
Are Work and Schooling Complementary or Competitive for Children in Rural Ethiopia? A Mixed-methods Study    Kate Orkin