304 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
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From the 1980s through the 1990s, children in many areas of the world benefited from new opportunities to attend school, but they also faced new demands to support their families because of continuing and, for many, worsening poverty. Children's Work, Schooling, And Welfare In Latin America is a comparative study of children, ages 12-17, in three different Latin American societies. Using... Read more
Preface -- Policies and Realities for Working Children in Latin America -- The Nature and Politics of Child Labor -- The Norms and Institutions of Education -- A Multivariate Model Of Child Labor and School Attendance -- Region And Gender Differences In Children’s Work And Schooling -- Conclusion: Social Mobilization, NGOs, and Policy Change -- Appendix -- Formal Interviews (with David Post Unless Otherwise Noted)
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David Post
