Ensuring food security ought to be an issue of great importance for a country like India
where more than one-third of the population is estimated to be absolutely poor and one-half …

The global financial crisis that erupted in 2008, coupled with food and fuel price volatility, are
likely to affect developing countries and within them the vast majority of the world's poor …

This paper contributes longitudinal research evidence on the impact of structural inequalities
on children's development within households and communities; the ways access to health …

This paper examines dimensions of inequality including labour market inequalities and
discusses public policies needed for reduction in inequalities. It discusses both inequality of …

Understanding how poverty and inequalities impact on children is the major goal of Young
Lives, a unique longitudinal, mixed-methods study. Two cohorts totaling 12,000 children are …

Executive summary This report presents initial findings from the third round of data collection
by Young Lives in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, carried out from late 2009 to early …

This paper examines Congolese children's experiences of war and displacement in the
contextof the material, social, and relational aspects of their lives in Dar es Salaam. It argues …

School education is held up as an 'escape route from poverty'. Millions of poor children and
families are buying into this promise and often investing scarce resources in going to school …

By now it is well recognized that agricultural development is important for enhancing
nutrition. Agriculture-nutrition linkage has become an emerging area for research and policy …

This paper brings together existing Young Lives research and policy analysis, alongside
new findings, to argue that poverty and inequalities are at the heart of childhood risk …