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This chapter offers an overview of the volume which is concerned with c65 conceptual and empirical work on the experience and impact of poverty. It discusses the overarching themes of the book on conceptualisation, measurement, theoretical explanation and policy responses in relation to child and family poverty. The impact of poverty during critical periods of the life course, and on particular vulnerable populations including children, youth, families and indigenous peoples is identified. The individual contributions of leading individual authors from around the world are reviewed to provide insights into theoretical and methodological debates on poverty that underpin research directions and policy responses to children and families in poverty. Contributions highlight, perspectives from rich and poor countries portraying the dynamics of poverty through the lens of children’s rights, children’s agency and children and families subjective wellbeing.
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The Fondazione Emanuela Zancan onlus Centre for Social Research was established on June 4th 1964, and is located in Padova (in the north-east of Italy). The research activities of the Fondazione can be divided into six main areas: social and health policies, promotion of social justice, family and children’s policies, social and health care, professional practice in the human service sector, and strategies for evaluating and humanising services. Other information on: www.fondazionezancan.it. The iaOBERfcs is a group of scholars in this arena, who have been invited to come together to work collaboratively on comparative evaluations and research. The Association has been able to meet annually, in the various countries of its members, since 2001. In 2013 The Annual Seminar was convened in Jerusalem at the Haruv Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem on the theme Outcomes of Children Living in Poverty.
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Fernandez, E. (2015). Understanding Child and Family Poverty: An Introduction to Some Key Themes and Issues. In: Fernandez, E., Zeira, A., Vecchiato, T., Canali, C. (eds) Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty. Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17506-5_1
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