Child Labor in Africa
A Comparative Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9768975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sudharshan Canagarajah (World Bank, corresponding author), Helena S Nielsen (0000-0003-2577-4734, Aarhus Business College), Helena Skyt Nielsen (Aarhus School of Business in Denmark), H S NIELSEN |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 575 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-91 |
| Publication date | 2001-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716201575001005 |
| OpenAlex | W4254550152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article analyzes the determinants of child labor in Africa as inferred from recent empirical studies. The empirical analysis is based on five country studies undertaken in three different African countries, namely, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Zambia. Some support is found for the popular belief of poverty as a determinant of child labor; however, other determinants are of similar importance. Among school costs, transportation costs have the greatest effect on child labor and school attendance, whereas the hypothesis of imperfect capital markets and that of household composition generally find some support
Attendance · Cote d ivoire · Demographic economics · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Human capital · Imperfect · Labour economics · Political science · Poverty · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,85 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |