Child labor and the transition between school and work [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Randall K.Q. Akee, Eric V. Edmonds, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
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| Titolo: |
Child labor and the transition between school and work [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Randall K.Q. Akee, Eric V. Edmonds, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
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| Pubblicazione: | Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.31 |
| Soggetto topico: | Child labor |
| Working poor - Education | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
AkeeRandall K. Q (Randall Kekoa Quinones)
EdmondsEric V. <1971->
TatsiramosKonstantinos
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front cover; Child Labor and The Transition between School and Work; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Selection into worst forms of child labor; Chapter 2. Household poverty and child labor decisions in Malawi; Chapter 3. How much work is too much? Effects of child work hours on schooling - the case of Egypt; Chapter 4. Lifetime health consequences of child labor in Brazil; Chapter 5. Measuring child labor: comparisons between hours data and subjective measures |
| Chapter 6. Allocation of children's time along gender lines: Work, school, and domestic work in BrazilChapter 7. The impact of conditional cash transfer programs on household work decisions in Brazil; Chapter 8. Intra-household time allocation in rural Mexico: Evidence from a randomized experiment; Chapter 9. Leveling the intra-household playing field: compensation and specialization in child labor allocation; Chapter 10. Adult returns to schooling and children's school enrollment: theory and evidence from South Africa; Chapter 11. Local labor demand and child work | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This internationally-focused volume contains fresh knowledge to help better understand the relationship between child labor and the transition between school and work. It is key reading for all academics and researchers in labor economics as well as for government policy makers and think-tanks. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Child labor and the transition between school and work |
| ISBN: | 1-282-61320-0 |
| 9786612613203 | |
| 0-85724-001-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458252003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Research in labor economics ; ; v. 31.