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School Participation and Child Labour: A Recent Survey of Rural Households in North Bengal

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  • Sudip Chakraborty

    (Ananda Chandra College, P.O. &, Dist. – Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.)

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Poverty and adult illiteracy are cited frequently as causal factors behind child labour and schooling deprivation. However, the impact of parental literacy has been found to be more consistent than that of poverty. Still, poverty encourages child labour and discourages school participation of children. Incidence of ‘nowhere’ children is substantially determined by household’s relative economic position. Parental educational attainments have largely determined their children’s status relating to school and labour force. Educational deprivation of rural children is quite pervasive among illiterate parents. The survey also finds positive effect of village infrastructure, mainly schooling endowments on reducing child labour and on increasing school attendance The study, therefore, puts emphasis on adult literacy programmes, establishment of quality schools and anti-poverty programmes targeted for child labour families.

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  • Sudip Chakraborty, 2004. "School Participation and Child Labour: A Recent Survey of Rural Households in North Bengal," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, vol. 6(1), pages 113-130, January-J.
  • Handle: RePEc:sch:journl:v:6:y:2004:i:1:p:113-130
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