Protecting children from the sharpest edges of poverty during their years of growth and formation is both the mark of a civilized society and a means of addressing some of the evident problems that affect the. quality of life in the economically developed nations. The proportion of children living in poverty has risen in a majority of the world's developed economies over the past decade. This report asks what is driving poverty rates upwards and why some OECD countries are doing a much better job than others in protecting children at risk.
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Oslo & Akershus Univ Coll, Dept Social Work Child Welf & Social Policy, N-0130 Oslo, NorwayOslo & Akershus Univ Coll, Dept Social Work Child Welf & Social Policy, N-0130 Oslo, Norway