summary by James R. Himes and Diana Saltarelli

Introduction
Obstacles to implementation
The concept of available resources and their mobilization in the context of the CRC
A broad definition of resources
Many levels of society
Who controls the available resources?
Meeting minimum core obligations
Mobilizing human and organizational resources
Traditional actors
Non-traditional actors
Increasing the resources available for children
Managing the realization of rights
Summary and conclusions

The report deals primarily with the obligations of States to implement the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, with a special emphasis on children's basic economic and social rights in developing countries. A key proposition underlying this study is that working effectively for children's rights involves many of the same strategies and implementation methods that have proved successful in numerous development efforts throughout the world.

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