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Unequal Childhoods: Young Children's Lives in Poor Countries


Book Description

An expert in her field, Helen Penn discusses the inequalities between and within countries of childhood poverty and how this poverty is recognized and defined through the following case-studies:

Kazakhstan - once part of the Soviet Union Swaziland - a country in Southern Africa devastated by HIV and AIDS Himalayan India Brazil - one of the world's most unequal countries.

These fou... More

Book Information
PublisherRoutledge Books
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages219
ISBN-100415321018
ISBN-13978-0415321013
Publication Date05/19/2005
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About Helen Penn (Author, Editor) : Helen Penn is a published author. Some of the published credits of Helen Penn include Understanding Early Childhood, Unequal Childhoods: Young Children's Lives in Poor Countries, Unequal Childhoods:... more
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