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Cookie akzeptierenAldrie Henry-Lee
Endangered and Transformative Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
- Springer International Publishing
- 2020
- Taschenbuch
- 248 Seiten
- ISBN 9783030255701
This book examines childhood in four Caribbean SIDS (Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti and St. Lucia). Through the analysis of primary and secondary data, the author reveals that children in Caribbean SIDS experience an endangered childhood. The intrinsic characteristics of SIDs, including susceptibility to climate change, and high levels of poverty, indebtedness and inequality, Henry-Lee argues, increase the vulnerability of children. Furthermore, duty bearers are not adequately investing in children, private and public spaces are not child- friendly, and children¿s rights are violated daily. Endangered and Transformative Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States shows that children are therefore at risk of being left behind in the fulfilment
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