Economics of Child Labour

Combines empirical estimates with theoretical models to drive home the implications for policy Provides the analytical rigor to address the problem of child labour in developing countries Focuses on the importance of non-trade and growth-promoting policies in developing nations compared with the blanket trade policies suggested by WTO to reduce the incidence of child labour

Autorentext

Biswajit Chatterjee is a Retired Professor at the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University. He is the former President of The Indian Econometric Society and the Indian Society of Labour Economics, and is the President of the Bengal Economic Association. He specialises in development economics, international trade, and the Indian economy.

Dr. Runa Ray is an Associate Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar College Kolkata, and has contributed research in the field of international trade and development economics.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2 : Incidence of Child Labour Global and Indian Estimates.- Chapter 3 : Types and Causes of Child Labour.- Chapter 4: Survey of Literature.- Chapter 5: Child Labour in General Equilibrium Framework & Effectiveness of Various Trade & Non-trade Policies.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.