Dutch strategies for combating child poverty: A child rights-based approach

The understanding of how to address child poverty has changed over the years from a more material approach aimed at the family to a more child rights-based approach. In this chapter, such a child rights-based approach is broadly conceived: it considers children’s rights based on the four core principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – the right to life, survival, and development; the right to participate; non-discrimination; and adherence to the best interests of the child – as well as empowerment and accountability. This child rights-based approach provides criteria to assess p... Mehr ...