Inclusive Child Development Accounts

Jin Huang is Associate Professor in Social Work at the College for Public Health and Social Justice, St. Louis University, USA. Li Zou is International Director at the Next Age Institute and Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Michael Sherraden is the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor and Founding Director at the Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.

Introduction: Toward universal, progressive, and lifelong asset building Sherraden, M., Huang, J. and Zou, L. Part I: Inclusive Child Development Account Policies 1. Building assets from birth: Singapore’s policies Loke, V. and Sherraden, M. 2. The Saving for Every Child Program in Israel: an overview of a universal asset-building policy Grinstein-Weiss, M., Kondratjeva, O., Roll, S. P., Pinto, O. and Gottlieb, D. 3. Impacts of child development accounts on parenting practices: evidence from a randomised statewide experiment Huang, J., Nam Y., Sherraden, M. and Clancy M. Part II: Child Development Account Programs and Projects 1. Policy innovation and policy realisation: the example of children future education and development accounts in Taiwan Cheng, L.-C. 2. Assessing the impact of an asset-based intervention on educational outcomes of orphaned children and adolescents: findings from a randomised experiment in Uganda Nabunya, P., Namatovu, P., Damulira, C., Kivumbi, A., Byansi, W., Mukasa, M., Nattabi, J. and Ssewamala, F. M. 3. A qualitative study on participants’ perceptions of child development accounts in Korea Han, C.-K. 4. Breaking the cycle: an asset-based family intervention for poverty alleviation in China Deng, S. Conclusion: Policy models for child development accounts: vision, potential, strategies Huang, J., Sherraden, M. and Zou, L.