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Child Welfare in Developing Countries

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. John Cockburn

    1. Poverty and Economic Policy(PEP) Research Network Université Laval, Québec City, Canada

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  2. Jane Kabubo-Mariara

    1. School of Economics University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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  • Co-published with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

  • Features contributions from local researchers in Africa and South America

  • One of few books to offer empirical analysis and measurement of child poverty

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Child Welfare in Developing Countries: An Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Child Welfare in Developing Countries: An Introduction

      • John Cockburn, Jane Kabubo-Mariara
      Pages 1-10

  3. Multidimensional Child Poverty Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Multidimensional Poverty, Survival and Inequality Among Kenyan Children

      • Jane Kabubo-Mariara, Margaret M. Karienyeh, Francis K. Mwangi
      Pages 13-59

    3. Profiling Child Poverty in Four WAEMU Countries: A Comparative Analysis Based on the Multidimensional Poverty Approach

      • Gustave Kossi Agbeviade Djoke, Ayawo Djadou, Amélé d’Almeida, Rachidatou Ruffino
      Pages 61-93

    4. Multidimensional Poverty AmongWest African Children: Testing for Robust Poverty Comparisons

      • Yélé Maweki Batana, Jean-Yves Duclos
      Pages 95-122

  4. Impact Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Free Primary Education in Kenya: An Impact Evaluation Using Propensity Score Methods

      • Milu Muyanga, John Olwande, Esther Mueni, Stella Wambugu
      Pages 125-155

    3. Productive Safety Net Program and Children’s Time Use Between Work and Schooling in Ethiopia

      • Tassew Woldehanna
      Pages 157-209

    4. Family Allowances and Child School Attendance: An Ex-ante Evaluation of Alternative Schemes in Uruguay

      • Verónica Amarante, Rodrigo Arim, Gioia de Melo, Andrea Vigorito
      Pages 211-245

    5. The Impact of the Increase in Food Prices on Child Poverty and the Policy Response in Mali

      • Sami Bibi, John Cockburn, Massa Coulibaly, Luca Tiberti
      Pages 247-296

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 297-298
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to establish impact, attributing observed changes in welfare to the intervention, while identifying key factors of success. Impact evaluations are aimed at providing feedback to help improve the design of programs and policies. They also provide greater accountability and a tool for dynamic learning, allowing policymakers to improve ongoing programs and ultimately better allocate funds across programs. Such a causal analysis is essential for understanding the relative role of alternative interventions in reducing poverty. The papers in this section again adopt a variety of techniques. The rst two impact evaluation studies employ propensity score matching to establish, ex-post, a valid control group to assess the impact on child schooling outcomes among b- e ciaries of various interventions in Kenya and Ethiopia. The third chapter c- ries out an ex-ante evaluation of alternative cash transfer programs on child school attendance in Uruguay. The nal paper further carries out in-depth macro-modeling and micro-regression analysis to simulate the impacts of the food crisis and various policy responses, including food subsidies and cash transfers, on various dimensions of child poverty in Mali. Though using different approaches, the studies are gen- ally in agreement concerning the positive impact of the cash transfer program on child schooling and labor market outcomes. The studies from Kenya and Uruguay both nd that the schooling interventions are progressive.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Poverty and Economic Policy(PEP) Research Network Université Laval, Québec City, Canada

    John Cockburn

  • School of Economics University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara

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