Unequal Childhoods Young Children's Lives In Poor Countries

An expert in her field, Helen Penndiscusses the inequalities between and within countries of childhood poverty, and how this poverty is recognized and defined through the following case-studies:- Kazakhstan - once part of the Soviet Union- Swaziland - a country in Southern Africa devastated by HIV and AIDS- Himalayan India- Brazil - one of the world's most unequal countries.These four case studies illustrate the diversity and complexity of the responses to the attempts to globalize childhood, and highlight the need to address the inequalities of childhood experience.Penn, Helen is the author of 'Unequal Childhoods Young Children's Lives In Poor Countries', published 2005 under ISBN 9780415321013 and ISBN 0415321018.