Tackling child poverty in Canada:

This paper compares the situation of children in Canada relative to other OECD countries in terms of child poverty and well-being. First, trends in child poverty and living standards since 2007, i.e. one year before the onset of the Great Recession, are described. An overview of children's mate...

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Main Author: Thévenon, Olivier (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2018
Series:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This paper compares the situation of children in Canada relative to other OECD countries in terms of child poverty and well-being. First, trends in child poverty and living standards since 2007, i.e. one year before the onset of the Great Recession, are described. An overview of children's material deprivation and of key indicators of child well-being is also provided. The paper discusses the observed poverty trends in relation to policies implemented to combat it by federal authorities. Some priorities for action to make the alleviation of child poverty more effective are discussed
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (63 Seiten)
DOI:10.1787/dd4dcfa6-en