Small Hands in South Asia: Child Labour in Perspective

This work is the product of a conference held by the Indo-Dutch Programme for Alternatives in Development in Delhi during October 2001. Editors Lietan (University of Amsterdam), Srivastava (economics, Nehru University), and Thorat (Center of Regional Development, Nehru University) provide an introductory essay, which is followed by 13 contributions from 31 contributors including from activists as well as international policy makers. Designed for scholars and professionals involved in the field, the contributions use approaches from social anthropology, economics, and political science to examine child labor, its spread across regions, and its relationship to education. The book is distributed in the US by South Asia Books. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)