Child labour and the right to education in South Asia : needs versus rights? / edited Naila Kabeer, Geetha B. Nambissan, Ramya Subrahmanian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kabeer, Naila.

Nambissan, Geetha B., 1955-

Subrahmanian, Ramya.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization--India--Congresses.

Educational equalization.

Educational equalization--Bangladesh--Congresses.

Child labor--India--Congresses.

Child labor.

Child labor--Bangladesh--Congresses.

Children's rights--India--Congresses.

Children's rights.

Children's rights--Bangladesh--Congresses.

Bangladesh.

India.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

412 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2003.

Summary:

This is a highly informative text and will be valuable to those interested in the issues of child labour. It is also valuable in the context of debates about children's rights and the construction of childhood... The editors have drawn attention to the range of forces that influence the labour - education relationship... they provide an agenda for future discussion and policy in this area' - "International Social Work "

South Asia has the largest number of child labourers in the world as well as the largest number of children out of school. With contributors from policy makers, academics and activists working in the field of child labour, and practitioners involved in delivering education to children who are outside the formal schooling system in India and Bangladesh, this book brings together a range of perspectives on these issues.

Notes:

"This book is the outcome of a workshop 'Needs vs. Rights? Social Policy from a Child Centred Perspective' held in New Delhi in July 1999"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

076199601X

0761996257

OCLC:

49775432