Child labour and international trade : an economic perspective
Hemmer, Hans-Rimbert ;
Steger, Thomas ;
Wilhelm, Rainer
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URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-23432
URL: http://geb.uni-giessen.de/geb/volltexte/2005/2343/
University:
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Institute:
Professur für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Entwicklungsländerforschung
Department::
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:
Economics
Document type:
ResearchPaper
Journal, Series:
Entwicklungsökonomische Diskussionsbeiträge (Erscheinen eingestellt)
; 22 / 1997
Language:
English
Year of creation:
1997
Date of publication:
23.08.2005
Abstract in English:
Child labour is a widespread phenomenon. Although economic activities of children have
been commonplace even before the industrialisation, it has in the meanwhile become a lasting
symbol of the industrial revolution and of industrialisation in general. In most countries the
inclusion of children in the labour force is legally restricted. Nevertheless, economic activities of
children, most of these within their families, continue to be an everyday feature of economic
development, especially in the poorer countries. Beside cultural or social factors, these economic
activities are mainly determined by economic forces. Hence, economic conditions most likely
play a fundamental role in explaining child labour. Economic development trends which change
the economic conditions therefore influence the extent of child labour.
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