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Child poverty in the context of global social development

par Mestrum, Francine
Référence Routledge International Handbook of Children's Rights Studies, Taylor and Francis, page (357-370)
Publication Publié, 2015-01

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Specific actions against child poverty are most welcome. However, they should be framed within a broader context that looks beyond poverty and beyond age-determined groups. From a sociological point of view, poverty is a social relationship that cannot be de-linked from the societal context in which it originates and exists. The new focus of international organisations on universal social protection instead of on ‘poverty reduction’ may help to achieve this. Working exclusively at the level of child poverty entails a serious risk of ignoring or neglecting its broader causes and consequences. Reducing child poverty cannot be a solution when poverty in general and impoverishment processes continue to exist.