KEY FINDINGS = viii
OVERVIEW : A REGION FIT FOR CHILDREN? = ix
1. ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY AND LONG-TERM DISADVANTAGE = 1
2. DEBT SERVICE: AN EMERGING PROBLEM = 9
3. REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS: STILL LARGE NUMBERS = 15
4. INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION: TRENDS AND CONSEQUENCES = 21
5. CONFRONTING HIV? = 27
6. SPECIAL FEATURE: COUNTING INFANT MORTALITY AND ACCOUNTING FOR IT = 33
STATISTICAL ANNEX = 53
GLOSSARY = 125
OVERVIEW : A REGION FIT FOR CHILDREN? = ix
1. ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY AND LONG-TERM DISADVANTAGE = 1
2. DEBT SERVICE: AN EMERGING PROBLEM = 9
3. REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS: STILL LARGE NUMBERS = 15
4. INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION: TRENDS AND CONSEQUENCES = 21
5. CONFRONTING HIV? = 27
6. SPECIAL FEATURE: COUNTING INFANT MORTALITY AND ACCOUNTING FOR IT = 33
STATISTICAL ANNEX = 53
GLOSSARY = 125