Children in Crisis

Introduction: Towards Global Recovery for All; C.Harper Learning from Past Financial Crises: How are Children Affected?; C. Harper & P. Pereznieto Infant Mortality during Economic Downturns and Recovery; R.Mendoza & N.Rees Education and Health Spending Patterns through the Business Cycle: An Empirical Analysis; N.Doytch, B.Hu & R.Mendoza Simulating the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis and Policy Responses on Children in West and Central Africa; J.Cockburn, I.Fofana & L.Tiberti Child Poverty in South Africa and the Global Financial and Economic Crisis; R.Mabugu, S.van der Berg, D.Shepherd, M.Chitiga, B.Decaluwé, H.Maisonnave, V.Robichaud & D. von Fintel Lessons from the Financial Crisis: Remittances and Social Assistance among Left-Behind Children and Women in Mexico; J.Cortina Children in Crisis in the Philippines: Insights and Evidence from Community-based Monitoring Systems; C.Reyes, A.Sobreviñas, J.de Jesus & S.Calubayan Turning Crisis into Opportunity for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Responding to the Financial, Fuel and Food Crises; C.Harper Child Poverty Impacts and Public Budgets: Tracking the Global Economic Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Sumner Social Protection Responses to Crises and Their Impacts on Children: Learning from Past Lessons in Indonesia and Ethiopia; M.Garde & J.Yablonski Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages; Y.Zhang, N.Thelen & A.Rao Conclusion: Revisiting the Main Lessons and Rethinking Crisis Response; R.Mendoza, E.Strand & D.Stewart