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Title No small matter : the impact of poverty, shocks, and human capital investments in early childhood development / Harold Alderman, editor
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 183 pages) : illustrations
Series Human development perspectives
Human development perspectives.
Contents Cognitive development among young children in low-income countries -- The influence of economic crisis on early childhood development : a review of pathways and measured impact -- Conflicts, epidemics and orphanhood : the impact of extreme events on the health and educational achievements of children -- Promoting equity through early child development interventions for children from birth through three years of age -- The convergence of equity and efficiency in ECD programs
Summary Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However, even with increased emphasis on basic education for all, many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school, there is already a wide disparity in cognitive skills and in emotional and behavioral development among children from households of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Low levels of cognitive development in early childhood strongly correlat
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Cognition in children -- Developing countries
Children -- Developing countries -- Economic conditions
Children -- Developing countries -- Social conditions
Child development.
Preschool children.
Cognition.
Infants.
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Cognition
Developing Countries
Infant
Socioeconomic Factors
cognition.
infants.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Child Development.
Preschool children
Infants
Cognition
Child development
Children -- Economic conditions
Children -- Social conditions
Cognition in children
Enfants -- Pays en voie de développement -- Conditions sociales.
Enfants -- Pays en voie de développement -- Conditions économiques.
Cognition chez l'enfant -- Pays en voie de développement.
Developing countries
Form Electronic book
Author Alderman, Harold, 1948-
ISBN 9780821386781
0821386786
6613016314
9786613016317
1283016311
9781283016315