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Less opportunity, more risk, greater vulnerability: How inequalities undermine children’s development

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Inequalities combine in a range of ways to undermine the development of children’s full potential. Not having access to pre-school education, for example, contributes to the inequality of opportunity experienced by poorer children, while inequalities of risk mean they are more likely to experience illness in the family, and their family is less likely to have the financial resources to cope. Children’s experiences of inequality in themselves undermine their development, and can also affect th...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
International Development
Research group:
Young Lives
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Author
Publisher:
Young Lives Publisher's website
Host title:
Less opportunity, more risk, greater vulnerability: How inequalities undermine children's development
Publication date:
2015-05-01
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pubs:647579
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uuid:ae7a40b2-2b70-489d-a326-0bb98544bd72
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pubs:647579
Deposit date:
2016-09-30

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