The Child Poverty Debate - Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings

What is child poverty, what evidence is there of such poverty in New Zealand, and why does it matter? These questions regularly attract answers accompanied by conjecture and prejudice. This BWB Text uses the latest evidence and a non-partisan approach, and identifies child poverty as a critical issue for New Zealand's future. Boston and Chapple's succinct introduction to this challenge, drawn from their widely acclaimed full-length book and updated with new data, is essential reading...