Toward universal,progressive, and lifelong asset building: introduction to the special issue on inclusive child development accounts |
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| Authors: | Michael Sherraden Jin Huang Li Zou |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Social Development and Next Age Institute, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USAsherrad@wustl.edu?;3. School of Social Work, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA;4. Center for Social Development and Next Age Institute, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTChild Development Accounts (CDAs) are subsidised savings or investment accounts that enable families to accumulate assets to invest in children’s long-term development. Ideally, CDAs are universal (everyone participates), progressive (greater subsidies for the poor) and lifelong (beginning at birth). This introduction provides a theoretical and policy background of CDAs in the global context, summarises seven papers in this volume and creates a vision for future CDA development. |
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| Keywords: | Assets Asset-based social policy Child development Child development accounts Sovial investment |
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