The long lasting effects of inequalities and poverty among children. The Italian case

Chiara Saraceno

No 595, Carlo Alberto Notebooks from Collegio Carlo Alberto

Abstract: Inequality starts at birth, originating in the parent’s health, education, economic and social resources and impacts on an individual life chances over the life course, as testified by a large international literature. This impact may, however, be counteracted by social and education policies addressing children from a very early age. After a review of the literature and of comparative data, this paper analyzes the impact of poverty on children’s health and cognitive outcomes in Italy, discussing them in the light not only of the severity of child poverty in this country, but also of the scarcity and uneven distribution across regions of health and early childcare and education services.

Keywords: poverty; children; welfare; education; health; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I18 I24 I28 I32 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 21
Date: 2019
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