PRB Discuss Online: Growing Up in North America: How Are Children Faring Economically?
Globalization helped increase incomes in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for more than 10 years, but left many children vulnerable economically. While they differ substantially on many economic indicators, the 120 million children living in North America face surprisingly similar problems, including comparatively high rates of child poverty, particularly among indigenous communities and racial or ethnic minorities, and increasing income inequality. Katherine Scott, vice president of research, Canadian Council on Social Development; Mark Mather, associate vice president of Domestic Programs, Population Reference Bureau; and Nashieli Ramirez Hernandez, president of Consejo Directivo/Children’s Rights Network in Mexico answered participants' questions on this topic. Read a transcript of the questions and answers. (October 2008)
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