Child labour is a serious and contentious issue throughout the developing world and it continues to be a problem whose form and very meaning shifts with social, geographical, economic and cultural context. While the debate about child labour practice in developing countries appears to be motivated by growing competition in labour intensive products brought about by globalization, studies on this issue are both sparse and lopsided. This important book aims to shed light on this debate by documenting the experience of South Asian developing countries which have experienced rapid income and export growth. Based on evidence from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this volume aims to improve our understanding about the link between trade, growth and child labour practices, as well as management of child labour in developing countries.

Part 1 Theoretical and Empirical Debates on Child Labour; Chapter 1 Labour and Economic Development: Emerging Issues in Developing Asia, Gamini Herath, Kishor Sharma; Chapter 2 Child Labour in Developing Countries: Review of Theoretical and Empirical Issues, Gamini Herath; Chapter 3 Cumulative Causation as Explanation and Policy Base for Child Labour, Geoff Bamberry; Chapter 4 Child Labour: An Integrated Approach, Manohar Pawar; Chapter 5 Trade, Growth and Child Labour Practices in South Asia, Kishor Sharma; Part 2 Lessons from South Asia; Chapter 6 An Assessment of Child Labour Laws, Prevention Strategies and their Effectiveness in Bangladesh, Jesmul Hasan; Chapter 7 An Overview of Child Labour in India, Subhashini Subbaraman, Harald von Witzke; Chapter 8 Child Labour in India: A Critical Evaluation of Four Issues, Anna Pinto; Chapter 9 Strategies for the Prevention of Child Labour: An Overview of Strategy and Effectiveness in Nepal, Chiranjibi Nepal; Chapter 10 Strategies for the Prevention of Child Labour: An Overview of Strategy and Effectiveness in Pakistan, Shafqat Munir, Hassan Mangi; Chapter 11 Issues Relating to Prevention of Child Labour in Sri Lanka, Nisha Arunatilake, Roshani de Silva;