The book presents an analysis of empirical data on immigrant child poverty in the context of a controversial debate on the European migration policy, with special reference to Switzerland and France. It presents an alternative approach based on child rights and social justice.
The book presents an analysis of empirical data on immigrant child poverty in the context of a controversial debate on the European migration policy, with special reference to Switzerland and France. It presents an alternative approach based on child rights and social justice.
DR. AJIT BHALLA a Visiting Professor at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, UK, was formerly Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK and Special Advisor to the President of International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa. Earlier he had a distinguished career in the United Nations Civil Service. He has held academic positions at Cambridge, Oxford, Yale and Manchester. He is the author/editor of 18 books. His recent publications include: Poverty and Exclusion in a Global World (also in Japanese); Poverty and Inequality among Chinese Minorities; In Search of Roots and Royal Tombs of India. PROFESSOR PETER MCCORMICK is Prince Franz-Joseph II and Princess Gina Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the International Academy of Philosophy in the Principality of Liechtenstein, and former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is Vice-President of the International Institute of Philosophy in Paris, Vice-President of the Scientific and Strategic Orientation Committee of the Collège de France, and Member of the Conseil de l'École de Doctorat at the Institut Catholique de Paris. A former Fulbright Scholar in Paris, Humbolt Scholar in Germany, Canadian Killam Scholar, and Visiting Scholar in Philosophy at Harvard, he holds a Doctorat d'État from the University of Paris. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I: CHILD POVERTY AND WELL-BEING Poverty, Deprivation and Destitution The Notions of Well-being and Ill-being A Justice-as-fairness Approach to Poverty A Capability Approach Children's Rights and Social Justice PART II: IMMIGRANT CHILD POVERTY IN EUROPE Adult Immigrants and Their Children in Europe Poverty Incidence Among Immigrants and Children Access to Education and the Labour Market The EU Approach to Child Poverty Concluding Remarks PART III: THE EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION DEBATE The Immigration Debate Family Reunification A Common Immigration Policy for Europe? Rights of Immigrants, Duties of States PART IV: IMMIGRANT CHILD POVERTY IN SWITZERLAND The Magnitude of Immigrant Population Residence Status of Foreigners Poverty Among Immigrant Children Access to Education and Employment Access to Health Services Other Indicators A Comparative Study of Immigrant Children From Former Yugoslavia, Portugal and Turkey Concluding Remarks PART V: IMMIGRANT CHILD POVERTY IN FRANCE Immigration: Magnitude and Trends The Status of Immigrants and Their Children Poverty Among Immigrant Children Access to Education and Employment Access to Health Care The Plight of Minor Children Roma Children Concluding Remarks PART VI: HOUSING POOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN FRANCE The General Housing Situation The Housing Problems of Immigrants and Their Children Housing Aid Housing of Roma Children Concluding Remarks PART VII: SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE The Immigration Policies Income and Non-income Child Poverty Social and Political Participation Discrimination and Racism Well-being of Children PART VIII: SOME CONCLUSIONS Economic, Legal and Political Status of Immigrant Children Social Justice and Immigrant Children Notes Bibliography Index
List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I: CHILD POVERTY AND WELL-BEING Poverty, Deprivation and Destitution The Notions of Well-being and Ill-being A Justice-as-fairness Approach to Poverty A Capability Approach Children's Rights and Social Justice PART II: IMMIGRANT CHILD POVERTY IN EUROPE Adult Immigrants and Their Children in Europe Poverty Incidence Among Immigrants and Children Access to Education and the Labour Market The EU Approach to Child Poverty Concluding Remarks PART III: THE EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION DEBATE The Immigration Debate Family Reunification A Common Immigration Policy for Europe? Rights of Immigrants, Duties of States PART IV: IMMIGRANT CHILD POVERTY IN SWITZERLAND The Magnitude of Immigrant Population Residence Status of Foreigners Poverty Among Immigrant Children Access to Education and Employment Access to Health Services Other Indicators A Comparative Study of Immigrant Children From Former Yugoslavia, Portugal and Turkey Concluding Remarks PART V: IMMIGRANT CHILD POVERTY IN FRANCE Immigration: Magnitude and Trends The Status of Immigrants and Their Children Poverty Among Immigrant Children Access to Education and Employment Access to Health Care The Plight of Minor Children Roma Children Concluding Remarks PART VI: HOUSING POOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN FRANCE The General Housing Situation The Housing Problems of Immigrants and Their Children Housing Aid Housing of Roma Children Concluding Remarks PART VII: SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE The Immigration Policies Income and Non-income Child Poverty Social and Political Participation Discrimination and Racism Well-being of Children PART VIII: SOME CONCLUSIONS Economic, Legal and Political Status of Immigrant Children Social Justice and Immigrant Children Notes Bibliography Index
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