Child poverty, evidence and policy
Mainstreaming children in international development

Author/Editor(s):

Nicola A. Jones, Andy Sumner

Format:

Paperback, 264 pages, 234 x 156 mm

ISBN

9781847424457

Published:

23 Feb 2011

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"This book is a significant and timely contribution to an improved understanding of the neglected but all-too-important subject of Child Poverty and what to do about it. It is a 'must read' for researchers and policy makers interested in child poverty and evidence-based advocacy and public policy."
Dr. Assefa Bequele, Director, African Child Policy Forum

"Jones and Sumner provide a sophisticated analysis of the multi-dimensional interplay between evidence and policy on child poverty. The result is a compelling account of why child poverty in developing countries needs to be tackled by increasing children's visibility, voice and vision in both knowledge generation and policy processes. Academics and policy audiences alike will find it invaluable."
Sandra Nutley, Professor of Public Management, University of Edinburgh Business School

About This Book

This book is about the opportunities and challenges involved in mainstreaming knowledge about children in international development policy and practice. It focuses on the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates. It also pays particular attention to the importance of power relations in influencing the extent to which children's voices are heard and acted upon by international development actors. The book weaves together theory, mixed method approaches and case studies spanning a number of policy sectors and diverse developing country contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It therefore provides a useful introduction for students and development professionals who are new to debates on children, knowledge and development, whilst at the same time offering scholars in the field new methodological and empirical insights.

Author Biography

Nicola Jones is a Research Fellow in the Social Development Programme at the Overseas Development Institute where she works on issues related to knowledge and power in the social policy sector, with a particular focus on gender and childhood. Andy Sumner is a Fellow of the Vulnerability and Poverty Research team at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a cross-disciplinary economist. His primary foci of interest are: child poverty; the MDGs, and the politics of policy processes.

Contents

Introduction
Part one: Challenging orthodoxy: Children, knowledge and policy: Conceptualising childhood poverty and well-being
Knowledge generation and children
Integrating children's voices in policy making
Part two: Case studies in children's voice, vision and visability: Children, knowledge and policy in donor agencies
Children, knowledge and policy in Africa
Children, knowledge and policy in South Asia
Children, knowledge and policy in East Asia
Children, knowledge and policy in South America
Conclusions: rethinking children, knowledge, policy and power.

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