International Conference on Eurasian Economies
29-31 August 2016 – Kaposvár, HUNGARY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1711
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Macroeconomics
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Durgun
Session : 1C Kalkınma I
Child Poverty in Turkey
Türkiye’de Çocuk Yoksulluğu
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Durgun (Istanbul University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Poverty is one of the biggest problems in developing countries. Poverty is general scarcity or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Poverty issue is examined on a sector and national levels. Addition it is examined in households and gender level in many countries. When these studies are examined, the most affected segments of poverty are women and children. In our study: The relationship between the woman poverty rates and female labour force participation rates were examined in Turkey. Poor children do not only occur in developing countries. In developed countries and in countries with high income levels, poor children are likely to occur. Adults’ poverty is possible to solve in time with employment, aids and donations. However, child poverty continues in the future. Unfortunately, aid to households are not enough. So the problem must be clearly demonstrated and implemented specific policies for children. Child is the social structure of the subject. Damage to children will be create a domino effect in the future. Consequently, it should be recognized and taken measures taken in advance.
JEL codes: I39, J13
Durgun, Özlem (2016). "Child Poverty in Turkey" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2016, pp.368-374, Kaposvár, HUNGARY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C07.01711
