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The economics of child labour /

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Cigno and Rosati develop a theoretical framework within which to analyze decisions about child labour, drawing on empirical studies and making policy recommendations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cigno, Alessandro
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Rosati, Furio C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Child labor > Economic aspects.
Enfants > Travail > Aspect économique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Child labor > Economic aspects
Kinderarbeit
Wirtschaftssystem
Entwicklungsländer
Kinderarbeid.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1. Prolegomena; 2. Child Labour, Education, and Saving; 3. Fertility, Infant Mortality, and Gender; 4. International Trade; 5. Child Labour, Education, Nutrition, and Fertility in Rural India; 6. Child Labour Effects of Access to Basic Utilities: Evidence from Five Countries; 7. Health Effects of Child Labour: Evidence from Guatemala and Rural Vietnam; 8. Credit Markets and Child Labour: The Effect of Shocks, Credit Rationing, and Insurance; 9. Further Evidence on Fertility, Education, and Child Labour; Conclusion.