Bass, Loretta Elizabeth.

Child labor in sub-Saharan Africa / - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2004. - xii, 213 pages : Illustrations ;

Includes index.

Why study child labor in Africa? -- The cultural and historical context of child labor -- The political economy of children's work -- Unequal terrain: rural vs. urban child labor -- Work and school: coordination and conflict -- The value of children's labor: getting the short end of the stick -- Expendable laborers: children as soldiers, prostitutes, and slaves -- Making sense of child labor in Africa.

1588262863 (Hardcover : alk. paper)


Child labor - Africa, sub-saharan.
Children - Africa, Sub-Saharan - economic conditions.
Poor children - Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Child abuse - Africa, Sub-Saharan.

HD 6250 / BAS