Citation:
Richter, L., Dawes, A., Juan, A., Lake, L., Nkala-Dlamini, B., Reddy, V., Roberts, B., Spaull, N. & Theron, L. (2019) Interactions betwen the family and the state in children's health, education and social development. In: Hall, K., Richter, L., Mokomane, Z. & Lake, L. (eds).<i>South African Child Gauge 2018: children, families and the state: collaboration and contestation</i>. Cape Town: University of Cape Town. 101-112.
Abstract:
This chapter considers how families and the state interact in facilitating human development across childhood, with a particular focus on health, education and social development. Being healthy and educated, having the personal and social skills for mutually caring relationships, and playing a satisfying and useful role in society are all essential aspects of human development. Poverty, low education, ill-health, limited access to services and a lack of civil and political freedoms undermine human freedom, dignity and development.
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