The Policy Analysis of Child Labor A Comparative Study

by Grootaert, Christiaan; Patrinos, Harry Anthony

• ISBN13: 9780312221225
• ISBN10: 0312221223
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-30
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The Policy Analysis of Child Labor examines the conditions which lead to child labor in Bolivia, Colombia, Cocirc;te d'Ivoire, and the Philippine and uses the findings to recommend a new policy approach toward its eradication. The researchers found that many children's days involve both work and schooling, so many of the current policy approaches, such as bans on child labor, are not optimal because they view child work and schooling as mutually exclusive alternatives. Instead, a gradual policy approach in two phases would be more effective. This policy would begin by increasing legal and social protection for working children and adding school time to child work routines, then would shift the work-school combination toward schooling only. Their policy also calls for joint provision of support to home enterprises and enrollment incentives--especially for girls. The Policy of Analysis of Child Labor is a meticulous study of a major human rights issue with far-reaching policy implications.

Author Biography

Christiaan Grootaert is Senior Economist in the Social Development Department of the World Bank.

Harry Anthony Patrinos is an economist with the Human Development Network of the World Bank.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
The Policy Analysis of Child Labor	1	(12)
Christiaan Grootaert
Harry Anthony Patrinos
Modeling the Determinants of Child Labor	13	(10)
Christiaan Grootaert
Child Labor in Cote d'Ivoire	23	(40)
Christiaan Grootaert
Child Labor in Colombia	63	(40)
Kimberly Cartwright
Child Labor in Urban Bolivia	103	(28)
Kimberly Cartwright
Harry Anthony Patrinos
Child Labor in the Philippines	131	(20)
Chris Sakellariou
Ashish Lall
Policies to Reduce Child Labor	151	(12)
Christiaan Grootaert
Harry Anthony Patrinos
References	163	(6)
Index	169