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The Global Perspective -- The Impact of Global Economic, Political, and Social Transformations on the Lives of Children -- Globalization in Cross-Cultural Perspective -- The Status of Children in International Law -- Democratization and Children's Lives -- Global Trends in Children's Lives -- Children and Family Life -- Civic Participation by Children and Youth -- The Effects of Political and Economic Transformations on Children -- Children and the Media -- Developmental-Ecological Considerations -- Applying the Lens of Global Change to the Actual Lives of Children -- The Transition to "Democracy" in Latin America -- Promises Kept, Promises Broken -- The Effects of Structural Adjustment Programs on the Lives of Children in Jamaica -- Conclusions -- Conclusions.

This work discusses issues affecting families, communities, and governments as they seek to secure "the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development" as stipulated by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

This work discusses issues affecting families, communities, and governments as they seek to secure "the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development" as stipulated by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This book is an outcome of a very innovative and unique endeavor: that of the international project "Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being", which involved some 80 experts from 27 countries working together for four years to redefine the concept of children's well-being and to suggest new indicators - beyond survival and basic needs - to measure and monitor the status of children. The reader will find a sound rationale for conducting such studies and for a consistent and thorough attempt to study and monitor children's well-being. Furthermore, the book presents the most extensive analysis to date of the current field of child well-being indicators and the various projects and studies that are currently under way. A newly defined context for children's well-being is presented, as well as a set of five "new" domains and some 49 indicators that are recommended for measuring and monitoring children's well-being. Finally, the book discusses how such indicators could be used in the communities where children are living and in the policy making process in order to promote children's well-being. Readership: Sociologists, anthropologists, social psychologists, social workers, social paedagogues, social paediatricians and other child-related professionals