Breaking poverty cycles: The importance of action in childhood

Childhood poverty often has irreversible consequences - how can it be avoided?

By: Harper C
Produced by: Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP) 2004

This briefing paper examines the ways in which extreme childhood poverty can have irreversible lifetime effects. These include poor health, missed education, and poor early childcare and social protection. The authors conclude that a child who is poorly nourished, experiencing high morbidity, has poor education and low aspirations may be unable to reverse these accumulated problems later in life.