Child Labor and Development : An Introduction

Long neglected by economists, child labor has experienced a sudden resurgence of interest as a subject of research and analysis since the mid-1990s. This is surprising at first glance, because the global incidence of child labor has been on the dec...

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Main Authors:	Basu, Kaushik, Tzannatos, Zafiris
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNT CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD DEBT BONDAGE ECONOMICS HUMAN CAPITAL PREVIOUS WORK PRIME EXAMPLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE WORK PROJECT WORKING CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741989/child-labor-development-introduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17174

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spelling	okr-10986-171742021-04-23T14:03:29Z Child Labor and Development : An Introduction Basu, Kaushik Tzannatos, Zafiris ACCOUNT CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD DEBT BONDAGE ECONOMICS HUMAN CAPITAL PREVIOUS WORK PRIME EXAMPLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE WORK PROJECT WORKING CHILDREN Long neglected by economists, child labor has experienced a sudden resurgence of interest as a subject of research and analysis since the mid-1990s. This is surprising at first glance, because the global incidence of child labor has been on the decline for several decades now. What accounts for the increased interest? One factor is the growing emphasis in the development literature on poverty reduction, particularly among the most vulnerable sections of the population, which includes children, especially working children. Simultaneously, with the heightened recognition of the importance of human capital accumulation as a catalyst and perhaps even a prerequisite for development, child labor is viewed as a major impediment to economic progress. 2014-02-26T17:37:07Z 2014-02-26T17:37:07Z 2003-05 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741989/child-labor-development-introduction World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17174 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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description	Long neglected by economists, child labor has experienced a sudden resurgence of interest as a subject of research and analysis since the mid-1990s. This is surprising at first glance, because the global incidence of child labor has been on the decline for several decades now. What accounts for the increased interest? One factor is the growing emphasis in the development literature on poverty reduction, particularly among the most vulnerable sections of the population, which includes children, especially working children. Simultaneously, with the heightened recognition of the importance of human capital accumulation as a catalyst and perhaps even a prerequisite for development, child labor is viewed as a major impediment to economic progress.
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author	Basu, Kaushik Tzannatos, Zafiris
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title	Child Labor and Development : An Introduction
title_short	Child Labor and Development : An Introduction
title_full	Child Labor and Development : An Introduction
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publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741989/child-labor-development-introduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17174
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Child Labor and Development : An Introduction

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