The politics of poverty is increasingly being situated within a non-materialist discourse of human and citizenship rights, democracy, inclusion and respect. The purpose for this paper is to highlight the current debates in development practice as they pertain to our......

Social protection programs have intensively expanded during the last decade, both in low and middle income countries. These programs take many forms, from conditional cash transfers to workfare, and from pensions to subsidies insurance. Their impact on children, women and......

Many national and international policies are oriented to tackle child deprivation and poverty issues. This is to ensure children's development and protection. However, it is seldom that these policies have high enough priority on the policy agenda or are often......