No Small Matter : The Impact of
            Poverty, Shocks, and Human Capital Investments in Early
            Childhood Development

Alderman, Harold

dc.contributor	Alderman, Harold
dc.creator	Alderman, Harold
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:02:45Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:02:45Z
dc.date	2011-02-24
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:33:42Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:33:42Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110309000301
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8677-4
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2266
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242646
dc.description	The relative lack of attention to early childhood development in many developing countries remains a puzzle, and an opportunity. There is increasing evidence that investments in the nutritional, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of young children have high payoffs. Researchers and development practitioners are building on this evidence to raise the topic's profile and bring it to the attention of decision makers. This volume is an important contribution to these efforts. It thoroughly and carefully reviews the most recent empirical literature linking early childhood development outcomes, poverty, and shocks. In doing so, it brings an added perspective to the debate and makes the case that investments in the first years of life have the potential to be a critical component of poverty reduction strategies. The volume also goes beyond simply documenting the consequences of insufficient or inadequate focus on early childhood and identifies the range of policy options available to policy makers. The Human Development Perspectives series seeks to present thorough research findings on issues of critical strategic importance for developing countries. At its core is the perspective that investments in human capital are an essential aspect of efforts to promote global development and eradicate poverty. This volume makes it convincingly clear that investing in and protecting the human capital of young children is no small matter.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Human Development Perspectives
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject	ADDICTION
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGED
dc.subject	ANXIETY
dc.subject	ATTENTION
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	CARE CENTERS
dc.subject	CAREGIVERS
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CLINICS
dc.subject	COGNITION
dc.subject	COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COGNITIVE OUTCOMES
dc.subject	COGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject	DAY CARE
dc.subject	DAY CARE CENTERS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
dc.subject	DEPRESSION
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
dc.subject	DONOR SUPPORT
dc.subject	DROPOUTS
dc.subject	EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	EARLY INTERVENTION
dc.subject	EARLY INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	EARLY STIMULATION
dc.subject	ECD
dc.subject	ECD POLICIES
dc.subject	ECD PROGRAMS
dc.subject	EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HOME VISITS
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INTELLIGENCE
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LANGUAGE STIMULATION
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LEARNING MATERIALS
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LIFE CYCLE
dc.subject	LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subject	MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	MEMORY
dc.subject	MENTAL
dc.subject	MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MORBIDITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	ORPHANS
dc.subject	PARENTING
dc.subject	PERSONALITY
dc.subject	PHYSICAL GROWTH
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	PREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PRESCHOOLS
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	READERS
dc.subject	READING
dc.subject	RECOGNITION
dc.subject	RISK FACTORS
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	SCHOOL READINESS
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SIBLINGS
dc.subject	SMOKING
dc.subject	SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subject	SPEECH
dc.subject	STORYTELLING
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKING MEMORY
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.title	No Small Matter : The Impact of Poverty, Shocks, and Human Capital Investments in Early Childhood Development
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication