Child Development Accounts Reach Over 15 Million Children Globally

Li Zou, Michael Sherraden

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Abstract

First proposed in 1991, inclusive asset-building policy for each child, policy that begins at birth, has now been tested and implemented in settings across the globe. This brief documents the emergence of Child Development Accounts and estimates their scope, focusing on policies in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Korea, Canada, Israel, and the United States.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalDefault journal
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 5 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • policy ; asset-building policy ; Child Development Accounts ;

Disciplines

  • Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Social Work

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