02233nam 2200529 450 991081819930332120170918154347.00-7391-9479-8(CKB)3710000000468111(EBL)4085770(SSID)ssj0001544133(PQKBManifestationID)16134451(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544133(PQKBWorkID)13904257(PQKB)11141985(MiAaPQ)EBC4085770(EXLCZ)99371000000046811120150601h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCotton cultivation and child labor in post-Soviet Uzbekistan /Bilal BhatLanham [Maryland] :Lexington Books,[2015]©20151 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9478-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Locating child labor in Uzbekistan -- Cotton cultivation and child labor in Uzbekistan -- Social and legal aspects -- Analytical perspective -- Sociological perspective -- Critique, conclusions, and policy implications.Uzbekistan is the world's fifth-largest producer and second-largest exporter of cotton in the world, and unlike other countries where child labor is common, it is Uzbekistan's official policy to employ children. This book discusses the use of child labor in cotton cultivation in Uzbekistan following the fall of the Soviet Union, drawing on extensive field investigations and in-depth interviews with human rights activists, government officials, and social workers.Cotton growingUzbekistanCotton farmersUzbekistanChild laborUzbekistanCotton growingCotton farmersChild labor331.3/1Bhat Bilal1655037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818199303321Cotton cultivation and child labor in post-Soviet Uzbekistan4007202UNINA