Cotton cultivation and child labor in post-Soviet Uzbekistan / Bilal Bhat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhat, Bilal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cotton growing--Uzbekistan.

Cotton growing.

Cotton farmers--Uzbekistan.

Cotton farmers.

Child labor--Uzbekistan.

Child labor.

Uzbekistan.

Physical Description:

x, 149 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

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 the totalitarian state of Uzbekistan's official policy to employ children. Cotton Cultivation and Child Labour in post-Soviet 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739194782

073919478X

OCLC:

908990805