The Economics of Child Labour in the Era of Globalization - 9780367374655

Taylor & Francis

The Economics of Child Labour in the Era of GlobalizationPolicy issues\nAuthor(s): Sarbajit Chaudhuri, Jayanta Kumar Dwibedi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367374655, 978-0367374655\nSynopsis\nChildren in poor countries are subjected to exploitation characterized by low wages and long hours of work, as well as by unclean, unhygienic and unsafe working and living conditions, and, more importantly, by deprivation from education, all of which hampers their physical and mental development. Child labour is a complex issue, and clearly it has no simple solution. This book sheds some understanding of its root causes.\n\nThe book attempts to delve into many of the important theoretical aspects of child labour and suggests policies that could indeed be useful in dealing with the problem under diverse situations using alternative multisector general equilibrium models.