TY - JOUR
T1 - Child poverty in Taiwan during the global financial crisis
T2 - From the perspective of new social risks
AU - Wang, Kate Yeong Tsyr
AU - Chen, Jun Rong
N1 - Funding Information:
This research project was sponsored by the National Science Council, Taiwan (NSC 97–2410–H– 003–024–MY2). The authors would like to thank the research assistants for their efforts.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - The economic conditions of families with children during the 2008 financial crisis became worse. The factors affecting child poverty in Taiwan can be explained from the perspective of new social risks. This study analyzed the poverty reduction effects of public transfers and taxes in order to evaluate the government role in the economic downturn. From the viewpoint of the protection of children's rights, new policies must be created in response to new social risks and future financial crises.
AB - The economic conditions of families with children during the 2008 financial crisis became worse. The factors affecting child poverty in Taiwan can be explained from the perspective of new social risks. This study analyzed the poverty reduction effects of public transfers and taxes in order to evaluate the government role in the economic downturn. From the viewpoint of the protection of children's rights, new policies must be created in response to new social risks and future financial crises.
KW - Child poverty
KW - Global financial crisis
KW - New social risks
KW - Taiwan
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84868601308
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84868601308#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1080/02185385.2012.681142
DO - 10.1080/02185385.2012.681142
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84868601308
SN - 0218-5385
VL - 22
SP - 20
EP - 35
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
IS - 1-2
ER -
