Editors:
- Provides new evidence of the theoretical and empirical causes and consequences of child labor
- Collects case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America to provide a unique set of policy prescriptions
- Constructed to inform policy and learning, aiming to reach a broad audience of scholars and policymakers
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides new evidence of the theoretical and empirical causes and consequences of child labor. In so doing, the chapters provide a unique set of policy prescriptions that are applicable to both the developing countries that make up the case studies of the volume, as well as other countries more broadly. The volume is constructed to inform policy with rigorous analysis. However, unlike most academic studies, the language and flavour of the volume is largely non-technical, while the policy recommendations are practical.
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Economics, Finance & Marketing, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Alberto Posso
About the editor
Alberto Posso is a Professor of Economics and Director at the Centre for International Development in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. Professor Posso holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University (ANU) with specialisations in labor economics, economic development, international trade and applied econometrics. Geographically, his research focuses on East Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. Professor Posso has over 40 peer-reviewed publications, which include papers in leading outlets for Development Studies such as World Development, The Journal of Development Studies and The Review of Development Economics. Professor Posso’s most recent research work focuses on child labor, its causes and consequences. He has worked on the adult-wage effects of child labor in Ecuador, the health consequences of child labor in Peru, the psychological costs of child labor in India, as well as the relationship between environmental shocks and child labor in Vietnam. His work on child wellbeing, more generally, has been funded by major international organizations including Oxfam, Plan International, and UNESCAP.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Child Labor in the Developing World
Book Subtitle: Theory, Practice and Policy
Editors: Alberto Posso
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3106-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3105-7Published: 21 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3108-8Published: 22 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3106-4Published: 20 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 273
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations
Topics: Development Economics, Development and Children, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy