| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 294 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Theorizing and researching street children in Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Nairobi: Street children conceptualized : the problem with the definition ; From definitional to real : global realities of street children ; Street children in the big city : the case of Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Nairobi ; Public-private partnership : empirical review of involvement of faith based and secular organizations ; Street children in the USA, India, and Kenya : policies and programmes ; Global initiatives for street children : efforts by the UNICEF and ILO in the USA, India, and Kenya -- pt. 2. The research findings: Similarities and diversities : services for street living children across the three cities ; Evidence based interventions at the global level |
| Summary |
Globally, street-living children are the most fluid population of vulnerable children. They are conspicuous yet subsist on the fringes of the marginalized. This book attempts to sketch a holistic picture of the street child phenomenon across the globe. The book incorporates empirical data from a cross-cultural study of this phenomenon in three mega cities-Mumbai, Nairobi and Los Angeles-and some of the best practices developed by faith-based and secular organizations to help street-living children. These data include global estimates, analysis of the causative factors, occupations of these chi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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UNICEF.
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International Labour Organization
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| SUBJECT |
International Labour Organization fast |
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UNICEF fast |
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Street children -- Social conditions
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Street children -- Services for
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Street children -- Government policy -- United States
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Street children -- Government policy -- India
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Street children -- Government policy -- Kenya
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Street children -- Government policy
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Street children -- Services for
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Street children -- Social conditions
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India
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Kenya
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Athale, Naina, 1958-
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| LC no. |
2011010069 |
| ISBN |
9788132107651 |
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8132107659 |
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9788132112938 |
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8132112938 |
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8132118995 |
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9788132118992 |
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1283235307 |
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9781283235303 |
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9786613235305 |
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661323530X |
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