00781nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001710000230003524500610005826000650011930000150018452004410019958300190064020260716043147.0  a14.02.02 M147  aMcGranahan, Donald  aImprovement of information on the conditions of children  bUN Research Institute for Social DevelopmentaGenevaCHc1980  a[4], 25 p.  aReviews the present status of information on the conditions of children in developing countries and points to major gaps and deficiencies in quantitative data. Examines costs and technical problems in the collection of the relevant information through household surveys and other methods. Suggests the need for a reconsideration of conventional approaches to collection of data on children and for experimentation on innovative methods.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR