ABSTRACT

Children constitute a large part of the population of developing countries. Throughout the developing world, experiences of childhood are extremely diverse, both between places and between children in particular places, from the international level through to the different treatment of a boy and a girl within the same household.

This informative book considers issues such as education, child labour, street children, child soldiers, refugees, child slaves, the impact of environmental change and hazards on children and the way that children, with the enthusiasm and energy to bring about change, can be enabled to participate in 'development'.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|30 pages

Global models of childhood and youth

chapter 3|28 pages

Changing cultural contexts

chapter 4|35 pages

Health: ensuring survival and well-being?

chapter 5|32 pages

Education

chapter 8|30 pages

Rights, participation, activism and power