ABSTRACT Child Development Accounts (CDAs) are subsidised savings or investment accounts that enable families to accumulate assets to invest in children’s long-term development. Ideally, CDAs are universal (everyone participates), progressive (greater subsidies for the poor) and lifelong (beginning at birth). This introduction provides a theoretical and policy background of CDAs in the global context, summarises seven papers in this volume and creates a vision for future CDA development.

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迈向普遍、渐进和终身资产建设：包容性儿童发展账户特刊简介

摘要 儿童发展账户 (CDA) 是补贴储蓄或投资账户，使家庭能够积累资产以投资于儿童的长期发展。理想情况下，CDA 是普遍的（每个人都参与）、渐进的（为穷人提供更多补贴）和终身的（从出生开始）。本介绍提供了全球背景下 CDA 的理论和政策背景，总结了本卷中的七篇论文，并为未来 CDA 的发展创造了愿景。