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Title:Explaining the High Incidence of Child Labour in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:Admassie, AssefaISNI
Year:2002
Periodical:African Development Review
Volume:14
Issue:2
Period:December
Pages:251-275
Language:English
Geographic terms:Subsaharan Africa
Africa
Subjects:child labour
Labor and Employment
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Development and Technology
External link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8268.00054/pdf
Abstract:This study examines the link between children's labour force participation and some macroeconomic variables using aggregated data from sub-Saharan Africa. The results show that the high incidence of child labour in sub-Saharan Africa can be explained, amongst others, in terms of the high incidence of poverty, the predominance of a poorly developed agricultural sector, high fertility rates leading to high population growth, and low education participation. Contrary to some recent arguments, which have questioned the direct link between poverty and child labour, the results of this study show that poverty is indeed one of the most important reasons for the high incidence of child labour in Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract, edited]
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