Analysing and redressing (the myriad manifestations of) child poverty and socio-economic and political exclusions

Gabriele Koehler

Chapter 8 in Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality, 2025, pp 131-140 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: To explore determinants of child poverty, the chapter analyses vectors of economic, social, and political exclusion – from personal situational factors such as the household's income and housing situation, birth order, and appearance, to issues of class, caste, gender, ethnicity and racialised identity, faith, and others. It illustrates the interconnectedness between monetary poverty and access to child-relevant goods and services, to ecological and political security, as well as affection and care. It then explores supportive policies towards tackling child poverty in light of pervasive hyperglobalisation and unfettered capitalism. Such policies can build on international UN and ILO conventions, and on the case for renewed (eco-)social contracts that would encompass human rights, gender justice, a transformation of economies, progressive fiscal policy, a contract for nature, and historical justice. Solidarity and child rights would be basic. Such “contracts” necessitate a powerful, progressive civil society to lobby governments and challenge power hierarchies in the economy, state, and society.

Keywords: Social exclusion; Identity vectors; Power hierarchies; Policy elements; Eco-social contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781802200423
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