Child Labor : A Normative Perspective
Examining child labor through the lenses
of weak agency, distributive inequality, and harm suggests
that not all work performed by children is equally morally
objectionable. Some work, especially work that does not
interfere with or undermine their health or education, may
allow children to develop skills they need to become
well-functioning adults and broaden their future
opportunities. Other work, including child prostitution and
bonded labor, is unambiguously detrimental to children.
Eliminating these forms of child labor should be the highest
priority. Blanket bans on all child labor may drive families
to choose even worse options for their children, however.
Moreover, child labor is often a symptom of other problems
poverty, inadequate education systems, discrimination within
families, ethnic conflicts, inadequately protected human
rights, weak democratic institutions that will not be
eliminated by banning child labor.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Satz, Debra |
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| Format: | Journal Article
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC: World Bank
2003-05
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| Subjects: | ACCOUNT,
ARMED CONFLICT,
BASIC EDUCATION,
BONDED LABOR,
BONDED LABORERS,
CAREGIVERS,
CHILD EDUCATION,
CHILD LABOR,
CHILD LABOUR,
CHILD PROSTITUTION,
CHILDHOOD,
CONSENT,
CUSTODY,
DEBT BONDAGE,
DISABILITIES,
DISCRIMINATION,
EDUCATION SYSTEMS,
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY,
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE,
FAMILIES,
FAMILY MEMBERS,
FAMILY STRUCTURES,
FEMALE,
FORMAL EDUCATION,
GENDER,
GENDER BIAS,
GENDER DISPARITIES,
GENDER EQUITY,
GIRLS,
HOME,
HOMES,
HUMAN RIGHTS,
INEQUALITIES,
INEQUALITY,
INTERVENTIONS,
INVESTIGATIONS,
LAWS,
LEGAL RIGHTS,
LEGISLATION,
LITERACY,
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
NUMERACY,
OLDER CHILDREN,
PARENTAL ABUSE,
PARENTS,
POOR CHILDREN,
PORNOGRAPHY,
PRIMARY SCHOOLS,
PRIVATE EDUCATION,
PROSTITUTION,
PROTECTING CHILDREN,
RIGHTS OF CHILDREN,
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD,
SANCTIONS,
SCHOOLING,
SLAVERY,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOLDIERS,
TEACHERS,
TUITION,
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION,
VERY YOUNG CHILDREN,
WAGES,
WILL,
WORKING CHILDREN,
YOUNGER CHILDREN, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/17741859/child-labor-normative-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17180
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