The Global Child Labor Problem : What Do We Know and What Can We Do?
The problem of child labor has moved from a matter of regional and national concern to one of international debate and possible global persuasion and policy intervention. In crafting policy for mitigating this enormous problem of our times, it is i...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741863/global-child-labor-problem-know-can http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17176 |
| Summary: | The problem of child labor has moved
from a matter of regional and national concern to one of
international debate and possible global persuasion and
policy intervention. In crafting policy for mitigating this
enormous problem of our times, it is important to start with
a proper theoretical and empirical understanding of the
phenomenon. What gives rise to child labor, and what are its
consequences? What interventions might end child labor
without hurting children? A well-meaning but poorly designed
policy can exacerbate the poverty in which these laboring
children live, even leading to starvation. The article
surveys the large and rapidly growing literature on this
subject, focusing mainly on the new literature based on
modern economic theory and econometrics. It also looks at
some of the broad policy implications of these new findings,
with the objective of contributing to better informed
discussion and policy design. |
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