Child Labor : A Normative Perspective

Examining child labor through the lenses of weak agency, distributive inequality, and harm suggests that not all work performed by children is equally morally objectionable. Some work, especially work that does not interfere with or undermine their...

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Main Author:	Satz, Debra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNT ARMED CONFLICT BASIC EDUCATION BONDED LABOR BONDED LABORERS CAREGIVERS CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD PROSTITUTION CHILDHOOD CONSENT CUSTODY DEBT BONDAGE DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL EQUITY EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GIRLS HOME HOMES HUMAN RIGHTS INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATIONS LAWS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGISLATION LITERACY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMERACY OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL ABUSE PARENTS POOR CHILDREN PORNOGRAPHY PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PROSTITUTION PROTECTING CHILDREN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RIGHTS OF THE CHILD SANCTIONS SCHOOLING SLAVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOLDIERS TEACHERS TUITION UNIVERSAL EDUCATION VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WAGES WILL WORKING CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741859/child-labor-normative-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17180

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spelling	okr-10986-171802021-04-23T14:03:29Z Child Labor : A Normative Perspective Satz, Debra ACCOUNT ARMED CONFLICT BASIC EDUCATION BONDED LABOR BONDED LABORERS CAREGIVERS CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD PROSTITUTION CHILDHOOD CONSENT CUSTODY DEBT BONDAGE DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL EQUITY EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GIRLS HOME HOMES HUMAN RIGHTS INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATIONS LAWS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGISLATION LITERACY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMERACY OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL ABUSE PARENTS POOR CHILDREN PORNOGRAPHY PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PROSTITUTION PROTECTING CHILDREN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RIGHTS OF THE CHILD SANCTIONS SCHOOLING SLAVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOLDIERS TEACHERS TUITION UNIVERSAL EDUCATION VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WAGES WILL WORKING CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN Examining child labor through the lenses of weak agency, distributive inequality, and harm suggests that not all work performed by children is equally morally objectionable. Some work, especially work that does not interfere with or undermine their health or education, may allow children to develop skills they need to become well-functioning adults and broaden their future opportunities. Other work, including child prostitution and bonded labor, is unambiguously detrimental to children. Eliminating these forms of child labor should be the highest priority. Blanket bans on all child labor may drive families to choose even worse options for their children, however. Moreover, child labor is often a symptom of other problems poverty, inadequate education systems, discrimination within families, ethnic conflicts, inadequately protected human rights, weak democratic institutions that will not be eliminated by banning child labor. 2014-02-26T19:23:32Z 2014-02-26T19:23:32Z 2003-05 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741859/child-labor-normative-perspective World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17180 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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topic	ACCOUNT ARMED CONFLICT BASIC EDUCATION BONDED LABOR BONDED LABORERS CAREGIVERS CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD PROSTITUTION CHILDHOOD CONSENT CUSTODY DEBT BONDAGE DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL EQUITY EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GIRLS HOME HOMES HUMAN RIGHTS INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATIONS LAWS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGISLATION LITERACY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMERACY OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL ABUSE PARENTS POOR CHILDREN PORNOGRAPHY PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PROSTITUTION PROTECTING CHILDREN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RIGHTS OF THE CHILD SANCTIONS SCHOOLING SLAVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOLDIERS TEACHERS TUITION UNIVERSAL EDUCATION VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WAGES WILL WORKING CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN
spellingShingle	ACCOUNT ARMED CONFLICT BASIC EDUCATION BONDED LABOR BONDED LABORERS CAREGIVERS CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD PROSTITUTION CHILDHOOD CONSENT CUSTODY DEBT BONDAGE DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL EQUITY EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GIRLS HOME HOMES HUMAN RIGHTS INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATIONS LAWS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGISLATION LITERACY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMERACY OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL ABUSE PARENTS POOR CHILDREN PORNOGRAPHY PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE EDUCATION PROSTITUTION PROTECTING CHILDREN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RIGHTS OF THE CHILD SANCTIONS SCHOOLING SLAVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOLDIERS TEACHERS TUITION UNIVERSAL EDUCATION VERY YOUNG CHILDREN WAGES WILL WORKING CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN Satz, Debra Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
description	Examining child labor through the lenses of weak agency, distributive inequality, and harm suggests that not all work performed by children is equally morally objectionable. Some work, especially work that does not interfere with or undermine their health or education, may allow children to develop skills they need to become well-functioning adults and broaden their future opportunities. Other work, including child prostitution and bonded labor, is unambiguously detrimental to children. Eliminating these forms of child labor should be the highest priority. Blanket bans on all child labor may drive families to choose even worse options for their children, however. Moreover, child labor is often a symptom of other problems poverty, inadequate education systems, discrimination within families, ethnic conflicts, inadequately protected human rights, weak democratic institutions that will not be eliminated by banning child labor.
format	Journal Article
author	Satz, Debra
author_facet	Satz, Debra
author_sort	Satz, Debra
title	Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
title_short	Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
title_full	Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
title_fullStr	Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
title_sort	child labor : a normative perspective
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741859/child-labor-normative-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17180
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Child Labor : A Normative Perspective

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