Child Labour and the Right to Education in South Asia Needs Versus Rights?

This is a highly informative text and will be valuable to those interested in the issues of child labour. It is also valuable in the context of debates about children's rights and the construction of childhood... The editors have drawn attention to the range of forces that influence the labour - education relationship... they provide an agenda for future discussion and policy in this area' - "International Social Work " South Asia has the largest number of child labourers in the world as well as the largest number of children out of school. With contributors from policy makers, academics and activists working in the field of child labour, and practitioners involved in delivering education to children who are outside the formal schooling system in India and Bangladesh, this book brings together a range of perspectives on these issues.Kabeer, Naila is the author of 'Child Labour and the Right to Education in South Asia Needs Versus Rights?' with ISBN 9780761996255 and ISBN 0761996257.