What can be done about child labor ? - An overview of recent research and its implications for designing programs to reduce child labor

This paper examines the research on child labor, and places the phenomenon in a broader development agenda. It explains the demand for, and supply of child labor, linking these factors to others, such as the supply of education. Then it looks into the private, and social costs of, and benefits from child labor. Against this background, strategies fore reducing child labor are debated.

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Year of publication:	2001-10-31
Authors:	Grimsrud, Bjorne
Institutions:	World Bank Group
Subject:	Street Children \| Youth and Governance \| Children and Youth \| Environmental Economics&Policies \| Labor Standards

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Social Protection Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 23030
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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