Economic impacts of child marriage : global synthesis brief (English)

While the proportion of girls marrying as children is declining globally, this decline is not occurring in all countries or taking place equitably within countries, nor is it happening at a sufficiently fast pace to see an end to the practice in the coming decades. Indeed, rates of both child marriage and early childbearing have seen recent declines, but progress has been uneven, and many of the cultural, economic and social factors that have historically...

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Wodon,Quentin T.;

Male,Chata;

Nayihouba,Kolobadia Ada;

Savadogo,Aboudrahyme;

Yedan,Ali;

Edmeades,Svetlana;

Kes,A.;

Murithi, L.;

Steinhaus, M.;

Petroni,S.;
Document Date
2017/06/27
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
116832
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/06/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Economic impacts of child marriage : global synthesis brief
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Wodon,Quentin T.; Male,Chata; Nayihouba,Kolobadia Ada; Savadogo,Aboudrahyme; Yedan,Ali; Edmeades,Svetlana; Kes,A.; Murithi, L.; Steinhaus, M.; Petroni,S..

Economic impacts of child marriage : global synthesis brief (English). Economic Impacts of Child Marriage Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454581498512494655

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