This book presents the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study of children and poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some extremely poor children behind, despite the promises of the Millennium Development Goals.

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Elisabetta Aurino, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Gina Crivello, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Santiago Cueto, GRADE, Peru Alexandra Cussianovich, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Paul Dornan, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Andreas Georgiadis, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Priscila Hermida, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Ecuador Zoe James, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Sofya Krutikova, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Juan León, GRADE, Peru Virginia Morrow, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Ismael G. Muñoz, Ministry of Education, Peru Helen Murray, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK María José Ogando Portela, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Kirrily Pells, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Vanessa Rojas, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Caine Rolleston, University of London, UK Yisak Tafere, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Uma Vennam, the Women's University, India Vu Thi Thanh Huong,Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK

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Introduction: Child Poverty and the Centrality of Schooling; Michael Bourdillon and Jo Boyden PART I: POVERTY AND THE LIVES OF GROWING CHILDREN 1. How Does Where Children Live Affect How They Develop? Evidence from Communities in Ethiopia and Vietnam; Paul Dornan and María José Ogando Portela 2. Family Socio-economic Status, Mother's Psychosocial Skills and Children's Human Capital: Evidence from Four Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Andreas Georgiadis and Priscila Hermida 3. 'I Am Dependent On My Children's Support': Risk and Protective Factors for Children Experiencing Adverse Events; María José Ogando Portela and Kirrily Pells 4. Gender, Agency and Poverty: Children's Everyday Experiences in Andhra Pradesh and Vietnam; Gina Crivello, Vu Thi Thanh Huong and Uma Vennam PART II: HOW DOES SCHOOLING HELP THE POOR? 5. Schooling and Cognitive Outcomes from Childhood to Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis; Caine Rolleston and Zoe James 6. Changes in Rural Children's Use of Time: Evidence from Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh, India; Virginia Morrow, Yisak Tafere, and Uma Vennam 7. The Role of Formal Education in the Subjective Well-being of Young Teenagers in Rural and Urban Peru; Alexandra Cussianovich and Vanessa Rojas 8. Fulfilling the Promise of School Education? Factors Shaping Education Inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam; Helen Murray 9. How Much Difference Does School Make and For Whom? A Two-Country Study of the Impact of School Quality on Educational Attainment; Sofya Krutikova, Caine Rolleston and Elisabetta Aurino 10. Ethnic Minority Children's and Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Schooling in Vietnam: A Case Study of the Cham H'roi; Vu Thi Thanh Huong 11. Educational Opportunities and Learning Outcomes of Children in Peru: A Longitudinal Model; Santiago Cueto, Juan León, and Ismael G. Muñoz 12. Reflections: Inequality, School and Social Change; Michael Bourdillon and Jo Boyden