Child Labor : Lessons from the Historical Experience of Today's Industrial Economies

Child labor was more prevalent in 19th-century industrializers than it is in developing countries today. It was particularly extensive in the earliest industrializers. This pattern may be a source of optimism signaling the spread of technologies that have little use for child labor and of values that endorse the preservation and protection of childhood. Today and historically, orphaned and fatherless children and those in large families are most vulnerable. Efficient interventions to curb child labor involve fiscal transfers to these children and active policies toward street children. Changes in capitalist labor markets (including technology), family strategies, state policies, and cultural norms are examined to shed light on the causes, chronology, and consequences of child labor.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Humphries, Janes
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2003-05
Subjects:	ABANDONED CHILDREN, ACCOUNT, ADULT MALE, ADULT MALES, AGE GROUP, AIDS EPIDEMIC, APPRENTICESHIP, BORROWING, BUSINESS CYCLE, CAPITAL MARKETS, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD CARE, CHILD EARNINGS, CHILD LABOR, CHILD LABOR LAWS, CHILD LABOR STANDARDS, CHILD LABOUR, CHILD PARTICIPATION, CHILD WORKERS, CHILDHOOD, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DIVISION OF LABOR, DOMESTIC SERVICE, EARNING, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC HISTORIANS, ECONOMICS, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, FAMILY LIFE, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE LABOR, FINDING JOBS, FORGOTTEN CHILDREN, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME, INFANT INDUSTRIES, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INNOVATIONS, INVESTIGATION, JOBS, JURISDICTION, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR LEGISLATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR MOVEMENT, LABOR ORGANIZATION, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR RELATIONS, LABOR SHORTAGES, LABOR STANDARDS, LEGISLATION, MALE WORKERS, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA, NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS, OCCUPATION, OCCUPATIONS, ORGANIZED LABOR, PARENTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR CHILDREN, PRODUCTION UNITS, PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTIVITY, REAL WAGES, RESIGNATION, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOLING ATTAINMENT, SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, SERVICE SECTOR, SHORT-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, SINGLE MOTHERS, SOLDIERS, STREET CHILDREN, TRADE UNIONS, TREATMENT OF CHILDREN, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE, UNSKILLED LABOR, UNSKILLED WORKERS, WAGES, WAR, WOMEN WORKERS, WORKER, WORKING CHILDREN, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNG WORKERS, YOUNGER CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17742047/child-labor-lessons-historical-experience-todays-industrial-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17178
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