Child Labour and Educational Deprivation of Children : A Review of Literature

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana (2006): Child Labour and Educational Deprivation of Children : A Review of Literature.

Abstract

This paper reviews the existing literature to bring out the broad understanding with respect to determinant of child labour and educational deprivation of children.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child Labour, Child Schooling, Education
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J20 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International > J80 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International > J82 - Labor Force Composition

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