Tackling child poverty in Canada

This paper compares the situation of children in Canada relative to other OECD countries in terms of child poverty and well-being. First, trends in child poverty and living standards since 2007, i.e. one year before the onset of the Great Recession, are described. An overview of children's mate...

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Main Author: Thévenon, Olivier
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2018
Series:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
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