Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Download Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : Isabella Nyamah
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2013
Poverty Effects On Child Development In Ghana written by Isabella Nyamah and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
This book discusses the dynamics of poverty and their effects on children in Ghana. Using the Northern Region of Ghana as a case study, the causes of poverty among households, how poverty impedes child development, and the available interventions to mitigate the negative effects of poverty on children in the Region were examined. From the research, poverty levels manifested as low income levels, low educational attainment and illiteracy, and low healthcare of parents. Poverty levels were also high among informal workers particularly farmers. The research revealed dire effects of poverty on children-- particularly on their education, healthcare and risks of becoming street children. These factors made it difficult for poor households to truncate the vicious cycle of poverty as children were not provided with the needed environment to develop to their full potentials. We recommended an increase emphasis on child development issues through participatory design of national and local interventions for children, capacity building, and research on child development issues in Ghana.
Tracing The Consequences Of Child Poverty
DOWNLOAD
Author : Boyden, Jo
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2019-03-27
Tracing The Consequences Of Child Poverty written by Boyden, Jo and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-27 with Social Science categories.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. What matters most in how poverty shapes children’s wellbeing and development? How can data inform social policy and practice approaches to improving the outcomes for poorer children? Using life course analysis from the Young Lives study of 12,000 children growing up in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam over the past 15 years, this book draws on evidence on two cohorts of children, from 1 to 15 and from 8 to 22. It examines how poverty affects children’s development in low and middle income countries, and how policy has been used to improve their lives, then goes on to show when key developmental differences occur. It uses new evidence to develop a framework of what matters most and when and outlines effective policy approaches to inform the no-one left behind Sustainable Development Goal agenda.
The Condition Of Young Children In Sub Saharan Africa
DOWNLOAD
Author : Nat J. Colletta
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1996-01-01
The Condition Of Young Children In Sub Saharan Africa written by Nat J. Colletta and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Reviews the World Bank's experience in industrial restructuring in 46 countries during the past 14 years. The study finds that for most completed public enterprise restructuring operations, sustainability of benefits was a large problem, mainly because of fragile sector reforms and inadequate governance and management. Those completed for the private sector experienced poor outcomes from inadequate attention to country economic conditions and policy distortions. To overcome such problems, the study recommends that future restructuring operations be designed and implemented to have an impact at the firm level.
External Influences And The Educational Landscape
DOWNLOAD
Author : Alexander Krauss
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-10-29
External Influences And The Educational Landscape written by Alexander Krauss and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-29 with Business & Economics categories.
While the analysis is not the first to investigate empirically the effects of different individual or household factors on school access and completion of Ghanaians, it extends previous work by simultaneously incorporating individual, household, community, regional and national characteristics and also illustrates the latest evidence by applying international data sources and unusually detailed household survey data for a sub-Saharan country. Its focus is threefold: (i) gaining a richer understanding of which external influences hinder educational access and attainment in Ghana, (ii) how to better tackle these challenges and (iii) analyzing how educational development affects the country‘s overall development. An interview with the Minister of Education helps guide the policy orientation of the analysis by identifying several critical challenges and areas of needed policy attention. Findings from the data analysis indicate that the geographic divide between the North and South, increased economic growth, demographic pressure and a number of individual, household and community factors especially children‘s nutritional and labour status are the most important challenges in increasing levels of education among Ghanaians in years to come. Finally, the analysis pilots a new and comprehensive results- and capacity-focused policy matrix to help the Government of Ghana realign policy priorities and reform existing programs. To this end, respective policy levers on the demand- and supply-side are discussed, with particular reference to external and demand-side interventions which have not received the necessary attention at the policy-level to improve educational opportunities and outcomes at all levels.
Poverty Reduction Strategies In Action
DOWNLOAD
Author : Amoako-tuffour
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2007-12-24
Poverty Reduction Strategies In Action written by Amoako-tuffour and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-24 with Business & Economics categories.
Since the inception of the HIPC Initiative, the story of the design and implementation of poverty alleviation strategies has largely been told through the filters of development partners and the Bretton Woods Institutions. Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action examines the efforts in Ghana to reduce poverty and initiate changes that it believes are essential to ensure a prosperous future for its citizens in the 21st century. It chronicles the achievements, pitfalls, and looming challenges of a government, its people, and its external partners in fashioning out and implementing anti-poverty and pro-growth policies. This edited volume, by a group of independent researchers, examines Ghana's experience: what was done, how it was done, what was left undone, the lessons learned, and fills the void in the development literature.
Multi Dimensional Child Poverty In Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Multi Dimensional Child Poverty In Ghana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
The Effect Of Poverty On Child Development And Educational Outcomes
DOWNLOAD
Author : Patrice L. Engle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Effect Of Poverty On Child Development And Educational Outcomes written by Patrice L. Engle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Child Poverty Evidence And Policy
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jones, Nicola A.
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2011-02-23
Child Poverty Evidence And Policy written by Jones, Nicola A. and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with Social Science categories.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. 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.
Child Labor And Schooling In Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : Sudharshan Canagarajah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Child Labor And Schooling In Ghana written by Sudharshan Canagarajah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
November 1997 To improve human capital and reduce the incidence of child labor in Ghana, the country's school systems should reduce families' schooling costs, adapt to the constraints on schooling in rural areas (where most children must work at least part-time), and provide better education (more relevant to the needs of the labor market). If these things are done, more families may decide that schooling is a viable option as opposed to child labor for their children. Child labor is a widespread, growing problem in the developing world. About 250 million of the world's children work, nearly half of them full-time. Child labor (regular participation in the labor force to earn a living or supplement household income) prevents children from participating in school. One constraint on Ghanas economic growth has been inadequate human capital development. According to 1992 data for Ghana, one girl in three and one boy in four does not attend school. The figures are worse in rural areas. Canagarajah and Coulombe studied the dynamics of how households decided whether to send children 7 through 14 to school or to work, using household survey data for 1987092. They do not address the issue of street kids, which does not imply that they are less important than the others. Unlike child labor in Asia, most child labor in Africa, especially Ghana, is unpaid work in family agricultural enterprises. Of the 28 percent of children engaged in child labor, more than two-thirds were also going to school. Of all children between 7 and 14, about 90 percent helped with household chores. Boys and girls tend to do different types of work. Girls do more household chores while boys work in the labor force. The data do not convincingly show, as most literature claims, that poverty is the main cause of child labor. But poverty is significantly correlated with the decision to send children to school, and there is a significant negative relationship between going to school and working. Increased demand for schooling is the most effective way to reduce child labor and ensure that Ghana's human capital is stabilized. The high cost of schooling and the poor quality and irrelevance of education has also pushed many children into work. And family characteristics play a big role in the childs decision to work or go to school. The father's education has a significant negative effect on child labor; the effect is stronger on girls than on boys. So adult literacy could indirectly reduce the amount of child labor. This paper-a product of the Human Development Technical Family, Africa Region-is a background paper for World Bank Economic and Sector Work on Ghana: Labor Markets and Poverty.
Remittances And Poverty In Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : Richard H. Adams
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006
Remittances And Poverty In Ghana written by Richard H. Adams and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Emigrant remittances categories.
The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty in Ghana. With only one exception, he finds that both types of remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Ghana. But the size of the poverty reduction depends on how poverty is being measured. The author finds that poverty is reduced more when international, as opposed to internal, remittances are included in household income, and when poverty is measured by the more sensitive poverty measures-poverty gap and squared poverty gap. For example, the squared poverty gap measure shows that including international remittances in household expenditure (income) reduces the severity of poverty by 34.8 percent, while including internal remittances in such income reduces the severity of poverty by only 4.1 percent. International remittances reduce the severity of poverty more than internal remittances because of the differential impact of these two types of remittances on poor households. Households in the poorest decile group receive 22.7 percent of their total household expenditure (income) from international remittances, as opposed to only 13.8 percent of such income from internal remittances. When these "poorest of the poor" households receive international remittances, their income status changes dramatically and this in turn has a large effect on any poverty measure-like the squared poverty gap-that considers both the number and distance of poor households beneath the poverty line.