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Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience

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dc.contributor.authorBlunch, Niels-Hugo
dc.contributor.authorVerner, Dorte
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-27T18:44:59Z
dc.date.available2014-08-27T18:44:59Z
dc.date.issued2000-11
dc.description.abstractThe link between poverty, and child labor has traditionally been regarded as well established. But recent research has questioned the validity of this link, claiming that poverty is not a main determinant of child labor. Starting from the premise that child labor is not necessarily harmful, the authors analyze the determinants of harmful child labor, viewed as child labor that directly conflicts with children's accumulation of human capital, in an effort to identify the most vulnerable groups. Identifying these groups might enable policymakers to take appropriate action. The authors estimate the positive relationship between poverty, and child labor. Moreover, they find evidence of a gender gap in child labor, linked to poverty. Girls as a group (as well as across urban, rural, and poverty sub-samples) are consistently found to be more likely to engage in harmful child labor, than boys. This gender gap may reflect cultural norms (an issue that calls for further research). The incidence of child labor increases with age, especially for girls. In Ghana, there are structural differences - across gender, between rural and urban locations, and across poverty quintiles of households - in the processes underlying child labor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/748675/revisiting-link-between-poverty-child-labor-ghanaian-experience
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2488
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19774
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2488
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectAGGREGATE LEVEL
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDATA ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT NETWORK
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY PREDICTORS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRECOMMENDATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleRevisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experienceen
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okr.crossref.titleRevisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor: The Ghanaian Experience
okr.date.disclosure2000-11-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:33:57.820340Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/748675/revisiting-link-between-poverty-child-labor-ghanaian-experience
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid167581468751536929
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2488
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_0012150606315
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum748675
okr.identifier.reportWPS2488
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.unitHuman Development 3, Africa Technical Families; and the Economic Policy Sector Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
okr.volume1
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