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Child Survival, Poverty, and Labor

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Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa

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Children in Africa face a number of risks and are subjected to plights much more severe than in other developing regions. Compared to other regions in the world, Africa has the highest incidence of children at risk of poverty, disease, malnutrition, orphanhood, mortality, and sexual and labor exploitation. However, here again, the situation is improving in several of these areas.

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Hope, K.R. (2008). Child Survival, Poverty, and Labor. In: Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230615526_4

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