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Good kids : the politics of child labor in the Global South /

"One in ten children worldwide is involved in some form of child labor. While almost half are in occupations that put their safety at risk, the other half have "gray" jobs like industrial farming or selling candy on the street. Children in these positions often defend the value of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jijón, Isabel, 1988- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2025]
Series:Culture and economic life
Subjects:
Child labor > Bolivia.
Child labor > Ecuador.
Children's rights > Bolivia.
Children's rights > Ecuador.
Right to labor > Bolivia.
Right to labor > Ecuador.
Children > Bolivia > Attitudes.
Children > Ecuador > Attitudes.
Enfants > Travail > Bolivie.
Enfants > Travail > Équateur.
Enfants > Droits > Bolivie.
Enfants > Droits > Équateur.
Droit au travail > Bolivie.
Droit au travail > Équateur.
Table of Contents:
  • Children, child labor, and morally contested markets
  • Redrawing a market : the global fight against child labor
  • Promoting a boundary : cultural brokers in the Global South
  • Resisting a boundary : the regional and national working children's movements
  • Relational work and relational dignity : how children understand child labor
  • Misrecognition in morally contested markets : lessons for research and advocacy.