The economics of child labour: a framework for measurement.
A conceptual framework for measuring the economic aspects of child labor is presented. Society's reasons for being concerned about child labor, the need for different estimates of child labor in order to distinguish its various forms, the costs and benefits of child labor, and the policy implicatio...
| Publicado en: | International Labour Review Vol. 139; no. 3; pp. 257 - 281 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2000
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| Sumario: | A conceptual framework for measuring the economic aspects of child labor is presented. Society's reasons for being concerned about child labor, the need for different estimates of child labor in order to distinguish its various forms, the costs and benefits of child labor, and the policy implications of the elimination of child labor are discussed, and tables list concerns about child labor, the types of work that have been deemed hazardous for children by legislation in different countries, and data on countries in which children combine school and work. |
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