Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty: Cross National Perspectives (Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research Book 10)

This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts, and policy and service responses to address child and family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement, and theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers impacts of poverty on specific domains of childrenâ#x80;#x99;s and familiesâ#x80;#x99; experience using snapshots from specific countries/geographic regions. The third section focuses on programs, policies and interventions, and addresses poverty and its impacts. It showcases specific interventions, programs and policies aimed at responding to children and families and communities and how they are, or might be evaluated. Through cross national case studies and evaluations this international collection illustrates the diversity of approaches and outcomes Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Understanding Child and Family Poverty: An Introduction to Some Key Themes and Issues....Pages 1-10 Child Poverty in the International Context....Pages 11-39 Not Just Statistics: Making Children’s Poverty More Visible....Pages 41-57 Child Poverty and Child Well-Being in International Perspective....Pages 59-70 Why Are Poor Children Always with Us? Theory, Ideology and Policy for Understanding Child Poverty....Pages 71-96 Disadvantage, Equity and Children’s Rights in Twenty-First Century Australasia....Pages 97-109 Children’s Subjective Well-Being in Disadvantaged Situations....Pages 111-126 Child Poverty in Germany: Conceptual Aspects and Core Findings....Pages 127-140 Poor for How Long? Chronic Versus Transient Child Poverty in the United States....Pages 141-158 Child Poverty Reduction in Brazil: Reversing Bismarck?....Pages 159-173 Poverty and Social Exclusion of Children and Families in Italy and Europe: Some Comparisons....Pages 175-184 Poverty in Italy and Generative Welfare Approach....Pages 185-200 A Family-Centred Approach in Helping Poor Children in Hong Kong....Pages 201-215 Young People at Risk of Lifelong Poverty: Youth Homelessness in Australia....Pages 217-238 Poor Children, Poor Services, Poor Outcomes: Child Poverty and Its Impact on Referral and Placement in Public Care System in Hungary....Pages 239-256 In What Ways Might Poverty Contribute to Maltreatment?....Pages 257-271 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families in Australia: Poverty and Child Welfare Involvement....Pages 273-284 Family Poverty: Reviewing the Evidence for an Integrated Community-Based Practice....Pages 285-301 Reducing Poverty and Investing in Children and Families....Pages 303-311 Back Matter....Pages 313-319 This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts, and policy and service responses to address child and family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement, and theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers impacts of poverty on specific domains of childrenâ#x80;#x99;s and familiesâ#x80;#x99; experience using snapshots from specific countries/geographic regions. The third section focuses on programs, policies and interventions, and addresses poverty and its impacts. It showcases specific interventions, programs and policies aimed at responding to children and families and communities and how they are, or might be evaluated. Through cross national case studies and evaluations this international collection illustrates the diversity of approaches and outcomes