Introduction

Australia and the United States are two wealthy countries with similar levels of income per capita.¹ Although they are both democratic nations that share some historical links, both being former colonies of the United Kingdom, their political institutions differ markedly. Nevertheless, though the in...

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Published inInvesting in Children p. 1
Main Authors ARIEL KALIL, RON HASKINS, JENNY CHESTERS
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Brookings Institution Press 03.05.2012
Subjects
Academic accomplishments
Academic achievement
Academic education
Behavioral sciences
Child care
Child development
Child psychology
Children
Developmental psychology
Early childhood education
Economic disciplines
Economic policy
Economics
Education
Educational attainment
Employment
Families
Family members
Formal education
Grade levels
Human populations
Human societies
Labor economics
Mothers
Parenting
Parents
Pedagogy
Persons
Population studies
Poverty
Preschool children
Preschool education
Psychology
Public finance
Social institutions
Social sciences
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Subsidies
Women
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Summary:Australia and the United States are two wealthy countries with similar levels of income per capita.¹ Although they are both democratic nations that share some historical links, both being former colonies of the United Kingdom, their political institutions differ markedly. Nevertheless, though the institutional settings for the development of public policy differ, the two countries are actively engaged in many similar policy discussions. Discussions include employment policy for the low-income population; poverty policy and strengthening the safety net for low-income families; early childhood education policy; and policies to increase postsecondary education. The purpose of this volume is to present new