Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks

Motivated by the need to understand how crises affect human development in diverse segments of the population, this book explores how individuals and households cope with the changes and stresses induced by economic crises. It examines how these im...

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Main Authors: Lundberg, Mattias, Wuermli, Alice
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
LAM
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16406343/children-youth-crisis-protecting-promoting-human-development-times-economic-shocks
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topic ADOLESCENCE
ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
ADOLESCENTS
ADULT ROLE MODELS
ADULTHOOD
AMNIOTIC FLUID
ANXIETY
BIRTH WEIGHT
BLUEPRINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD REARING
CHILD WELFARE
CITIZENS
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY LIFE
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
DISASTERS
DROPOUT
DROPOUTS
EARLY ADOLESCENCE
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC CHANGES
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
ELDERLY
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENTS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPENDITURES
EXPLOITATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY BACKGROUND
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
FAMILY RESOURCES
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FAMILY TENSION
FERTILITY
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER ROLES
GIRLS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTHY CHILDREN
HEALTHY CHOICES
HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT
HORMONES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRANT
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
INFANT
INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT
ISOLATION
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR MARKET
LAM
LEGAL STATUS
LIMITED RESOURCES
LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALARIA
MALE YOUTH
MARGINAL BENEFITS
MARGINAL COSTS
MENTAL
MENTAL DISORDERS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NUTRITION
OBESITY
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTING
PEDIATRICS
PEER RELATIONSHIPS
PERINATAL CARE
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLICY RESPONSE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLYGAMY
POPULATION STUDIES
POSTNATAL DEPRESSION
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY CAREGIVERS
PROGRESS
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGISTS
PSYCHOLOGY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RACISM
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS
REMITTANCES
RESEARCH COMMUNITY
RESEARCH PROGRAM
RESPECT
RISK REDUCTION
RISKY BEHAVIOR
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOLS
SELF-REGULATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEX
SEXUALITY
SIBLINGS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SOCIAL INTERVENTION
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROBLEM
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL UNREST
SOCIAL UPHEAVAL
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SPILLOVER
STATE UNIVERSITY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SUBSTANCE USE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEEN
TEEN PREGNANCIES
TOXINS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WAGES
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE SCHOOL
YOUNG PERSON
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH VIOLENCE
YOUTH-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS
spellingShingle ADOLESCENCE
ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
ADOLESCENTS
ADULT ROLE MODELS
ADULTHOOD
AMNIOTIC FLUID
ANXIETY
BIRTH WEIGHT
BLUEPRINT
BUSINESS CYCLES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD REARING
CHILD WELFARE
CITIZENS
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY LIFE
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
DISASTERS
DROPOUT
DROPOUTS
EARLY ADOLESCENCE
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC CHANGES
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
ELDERLY
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENTS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPENDITURES
EXPLOITATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY BACKGROUND
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
FAMILY RESOURCES
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FAMILY TENSION
FERTILITY
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER ROLES
GIRLS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTHY CHILDREN
HEALTHY CHOICES
HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT
HORMONES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRANT
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
INFANT
INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT
ISOLATION
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR MARKET
LAM
LEGAL STATUS
LIMITED RESOURCES
LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALARIA
MALE YOUTH
MARGINAL BENEFITS
MARGINAL COSTS
MENTAL
MENTAL DISORDERS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NUTRITION
OBESITY
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTING
PEDIATRICS
PEER RELATIONSHIPS
PERINATAL CARE
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLICY RESPONSE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLYGAMY
POPULATION STUDIES
POSTNATAL DEPRESSION
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY CAREGIVERS
PROGRESS
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGISTS
PSYCHOLOGY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RACISM
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS
REMITTANCES
RESEARCH COMMUNITY
RESEARCH PROGRAM
RESPECT
RISK REDUCTION
RISKY BEHAVIOR
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOLS
SELF-REGULATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEX
SEXUALITY
SIBLINGS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SOCIAL INTERVENTION
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROBLEM
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL UNREST
SOCIAL UPHEAVAL
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SPILLOVER
STATE UNIVERSITY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SUBSTANCE USE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEEN
TEEN PREGNANCIES
TOXINS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WAGES
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE SCHOOL
YOUNG PERSON
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH VIOLENCE
YOUTH-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS
Lundberg, Mattias
Wuermli, Alice
Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks
relation Directions in Development; Human Development
description Motivated by the need to understand how crises affect human development in diverse segments of the population, this book explores how individuals and households cope with the changes and stresses induced by economic crises. It examines how these impacts and coping mechanisms differ across cultural and institutional contexts and looks at how best to protect the most vulnerable from lasting harm and the degradation of human capital. Financial crises, at both the global and the national level, are ubiquitous. Reinhart and Rogoff (2009) provide the invaluable lesson that over the past 800 years a major crisis has happened roughly once every 20 years. This pattern raises concern about the human impacts of crises, especially among more vulnerable people in developing countries. During the most recent global financial crisis, international organizations, bilateral development agencies, and civil society organizations all expressed concern about the ongoing 'human crisis.' The global community has become alarmed that the crisis could reverse recent progress in poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Human development is at the core of economic development. Human capital accumulation at all stages from the antenatal environment through early childhood and adolescence helps facilitate the transition to a healthy and productive adulthood and break the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Shortfalls or setbacks at any stage of the life course may have severe consequences for individual development as well as for the growth and development of successful communities. The work presented in this volume deepens our understanding of how shocks affect children and youth in two ways. First, the authors aggregate the evidence on various developmental outcomes across developmental stages from conception to adulthood. Second, the authors show that the impact of crises will differ according to the social and environmental contexts in which the child or young person grows and that shocks can in turn affect those contexts. The authors hope to understand the short- and long-term impacts of crises, and whether we can identify particular protective factors that support children's recovery from the worst ravages of the crisis. The focus on transmission mechanisms, the pathways of influence, leads to a set of broad policy recommendations for enhancing both protection and recovery.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Lundberg, Mattias
Wuermli, Alice
author_facet Lundberg, Mattias
Wuermli, Alice
author_sort Lundberg, Mattias
title Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks
title_short Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks
title_full Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks
title_fullStr Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks
title_full_unstemmed Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks
title_sort children and youth in crisis : protecting and promoting human development in times of economic shocks
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16406343/children-youth-crisis-protecting-promoting-human-development-times-economic-shocks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9374
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spelling okr-10986-93742021-04-23T14:02:44Z Children and Youth in Crisis : Protecting and Promoting Human Development in Times of Economic Shocks Lundberg, Mattias Wuermli, Alice ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT ADOLESCENTS ADULT ROLE MODELS ADULTHOOD AMNIOTIC FLUID ANXIETY BIRTH WEIGHT BLUEPRINT BUSINESS CYCLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD MORTALITY CHILD REARING CHILD WELFARE CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LIFE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONGENITAL ANOMALIES CULTURAL CHANGE DEBT DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY DISASTERS DROPOUT DROPOUTS EARLY ADOLESCENCE EARLY CHILDHOOD ECOLOGY ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC CHANGES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTS EPIDEMIOLOGY ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY RESOURCES FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY TENSION FERTILITY FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ROLES GIRLS GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL HEALTH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTHY CHILDREN HEALTHY CHOICES HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT HORMONES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INFANT INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT ISOLATION JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR MARKET LAM LEGAL STATUS LIMITED RESOURCES LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALARIA MALE YOUTH MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COSTS MENTAL MENTAL DISORDERS MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NUTRITION OBESITY OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OLDER CHILDREN PARENTING PEDIATRICS PEER RELATIONSHIPS PERINATAL CARE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESPONSE POLITICAL ECONOMY POLYGAMY POPULATION STUDIES POSTNATAL DEPRESSION PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY CAREGIVERS PROGRESS PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE QUALITY OF EDUCATION RACISM RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS REMITTANCES RESEARCH COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROGRAM RESPECT RISK REDUCTION RISKY BEHAVIOR SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS SELF-REGULATION SERVICE DELIVERY SEX SEXUALITY SIBLINGS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL INTERVENTION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROBLEM SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL UNREST SOCIAL UPHEAVAL SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER STATE UNIVERSITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL SKILLS TEEN TEEN PREGNANCIES TOXINS UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WAGES YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE SCHOOL YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTH-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS Motivated by the need to understand how crises affect human development in diverse segments of the population, this book explores how individuals and households cope with the changes and stresses induced by economic crises. It examines how these impacts and coping mechanisms differ across cultural and institutional contexts and looks at how best to protect the most vulnerable from lasting harm and the degradation of human capital. Financial crises, at both the global and the national level, are ubiquitous. Reinhart and Rogoff (2009) provide the invaluable lesson that over the past 800 years a major crisis has happened roughly once every 20 years. This pattern raises concern about the human impacts of crises, especially among more vulnerable people in developing countries. During the most recent global financial crisis, international organizations, bilateral development agencies, and civil society organizations all expressed concern about the ongoing 'human crisis.' The global community has become alarmed that the crisis could reverse recent progress in poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Human development is at the core of economic development. Human capital accumulation at all stages from the antenatal environment through early childhood and adolescence helps facilitate the transition to a healthy and productive adulthood and break the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Shortfalls or setbacks at any stage of the life course may have severe consequences for individual development as well as for the growth and development of successful communities. The work presented in this volume deepens our understanding of how shocks affect children and youth in two ways. First, the authors aggregate the evidence on various developmental outcomes across developmental stages from conception to adulthood. Second, the authors show that the impact of crises will differ according to the social and environmental contexts in which the child or young person grows and that shocks can in turn affect those contexts. The authors hope to understand the short- and long-term impacts of crises, and whether we can identify particular protective factors that support children's recovery from the worst ravages of the crisis. The focus on transmission mechanisms, the pathways of influence, leads to a set of broad policy recommendations for enhancing both protection and recovery. 2012-07-02T17:30:38Z 2012-07-02T17:30:38Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16406343/children-youth-crisis-protecting-promoting-human-development-times-economic-shocks 978-0-8213-9547-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9374 English Directions in Development; Human Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication