Global Child Welfare and Well-Being

Name: Global Child Welfare and Well-Being
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ISBN: 9780195339710

ISBN-10: 0195339711

ISBN-13: 9780195339710

Edition: 2010

Authors: Susan C. Mapp

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Across the world, children are the most vulnerable population. The threats to them may vary, but wherever one looks, children are endangered and exploited. Susan Mapp examines threats to child well-being globally, investigating violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in countries both in the Global North and the Global South. Some problems are well known, such as child trafficking and child soldiers, while others are less well known, including unethical adoption practices and the ill effects of statelessness. No other book approaches this vital topic in such a comprehensive yet tightly structured way, using an established, agreed-upon set of principles to show how things…

Book details

List price: $71.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 9.02" wide x 6.10" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



The Convention on the Rights of the Child



Child Labor



Child Trafficking



Child Soldiers



Children Affected by War and Conflict



Child Maltreatment and Adoption



Educational Issues



Issues Particularly Affecting the Female Child


Conclusion: A World Fit for Children


Appendix: The Convention on the Rights of the Child


References


Index