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This paper highlights growing interest in measures of non‐cognitive skills that are shaping debate on poverty and social mobility in the global North and South. I use examples from an entrepreneurship programme in South Africa and the ‘Character and Resilience manifesto' in the UK to argue that non‐cognitive skills are being incorporated in a narrative of the shortcomings of ‘the poor'. The characteristics...
The editorial describes how the papers in the special issue engage with the views and experiences of children, as well as adults, to analyse the impact of social protection and social mobility through education and employment on their well‐being. It takes a slightly critical approach to concepts such as well‐being and agency—acknowledging that these frequently embrace their opposites—and highlights...
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