India's children : essays on social policy
Kumar
Rustagi, PreetContributor
Shiva Kumar, A. K.Contributor
Rustagi, PreetEditor
Shiva Kumar, A. K.Editor
Subrahmanian, RamyaContributor
Subrahmanian, RamyaEditor
UNICEFContent Provider
Children constitute a sizeable proportion of India's population. Despite progress along many fronts, Indian children continue to face many deprivations. Statistical indicators reveal that differences in wellbeing among children in India are narrowing, yet almost 43 per cent of children below 5 years were undernourished in 2005-6, and, even today, over a million babies die before their first birthday. Through the entry point of new opportunities available to children in India and old challenges still faced by them, this book raises several key questions that are central to policy debates in India.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Children constitute a sizeable proportion of India's population. Despite progress along many fronts, Indian children continue to face many deprivations. Statistical indicators reveal that differences in wellbeing among children in India are narrowing, yet almost 43 per cent of children below 5 years were undernourished in 2005-6, and, even today, over a million babies die before their first birthday. Through the entry point of new opportunities available to children in India and old challenges still faced by them, this book raises several key questions that are central to policy debates in India.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).
part I. Measuring poverty and deprivations from children's perspective -- part II. Macro context and policy spaces -- part III. Gender, family and marriage -- part IV. Social exclusion and human development.
Children
Child & Youth Development
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences