Child labour, gender inequality and rural/urban disparities

Working paper

National poverty strategies frequently overlook important elements of children’s experiences of poverty, including trafficking, sexual exploitation and access to information about how to avoid HIV/AIDS. Non-immediate impacts of broader economic development policies on children’s well-being often remain largely invisible. This paper primarily investigates factors relating to child labour and child schooling in order to understand the possible impact of policies on households and children. The ...

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Authors: Woldehanna, T; Tefera, B; Jones, N; Bayrau, A

• Alternative title: how can Ethiopia's national development strategies be revised to address negative spill-over impacts on child education and wellbeing?
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Series: Working Paper
• Publication date: 2005-01-01
• ISBN: 1904427219
• Language: English
• Keywords: education; child well-being; child protection; child labour
• Subjects: Gender; Education; Health and health policy; Children and youth; Poverty