Table of contents
Introduction Jo Boyden and Michael Bourdillon
PART I: METHODOLOGY
Doing Longitudinal Research: Opportunities and Challenges in a Study of Childhood Karen Brock and Caroline Knowles
The Ethics of Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives: Practical Experiences Virginia Morrow
Uncovering the Consequences of Pre-school Malnutrition John Hoddinott
Understanding Child Poverty in Developing Countries: Measurement and Analysis Stefan Dercon
PART II: DYNAMICS OF CHILDHOOD POVERTY
'Pro-Poor' Growth and Children in Developing Countries: The Case of Vietnam Paul Glewwe
Evidence on Early Childhood Development (ECD) Investment Returns Jere R. Behrman
Do Economic Shocks Have a Sustained Effect on the Height of 5-year-old Children? Evidence from Rural and Urban Ethiopia Tassew Woldehanna
PART III: CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCES OF POVERTY
Poverty and Developmental Potential Patrice Engle
Poverty, Child Risk, and Resilience in Developing Countries Theeodore D. Wachs
Political Economy, Perception, and Social Change as Mediators of Childhood Risk in Andhra Pradesh Jo Boyden and Gina Crivello
On Being Despised: Growing up a Congolese Refugee in Dar es Salaam Gillian Mann
'Pen, Book, Soap, Good Food, and Encouragement': Understandings of a Good Life for Children Among Parents and Children in Three Ethiopian Communities Laura Camfield
'Ridiculed For Not Having Anything': Children's Views on Poverty and Inequality in Rural India Gina Crivello, Uma Vennam and Anuradha Komanduri
PART IV: LEARNING, TIME-USE AND LIFE TRANSITIONS
Pathways through Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia, India, and Peru: Rights, Equity and Diversity Martin Woodhead
Explaining and Overcoming Marginalization in Education: Ethnic/Language Minorities in Peru Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan León, Elisa Seguin & Ismael G. Muñoz
Child Agricultural Work in South Africa: A Contested Space Andrew Dawes, Judith Streak, Susan Levine and Deborah Ewing
Are Work and Schooling Complementary or Competitive for Children in Rural Ethiopia? A Mixed-methods Study Kate Orkin