Leave no child behind! Social exclusion and child development

HERTZMAN, Clyde

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May 2002
20 p

Based on research in Vancouver, the paper shows how five specific developmental outcomes in young children are correllated with socio-economic factors. It argues that Canadian society systematically denies identifiable groups of children the opportunity for healthy development and that this ought to be recognized as an important form of social exclusion alongside others

Series:Perspectives on Social Inclusion Working Paper SeriesĀ 

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