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Child labour and education – A survey of slum settlements in Dhaka (Bangladesh)

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  • Quattri, Maria
  • Watkins, Kevin

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Bangladesh has registered extraordinary advances in education, notably on access and gender equity. Yet, while the country is nearing universal primary school enrolment, drop-out rates remain high – and learning levels are poor. Urbanisation, one of the engines of Bangladesh’s development, has gone hand-in-hand with the rapid growth of urban slums, where child labour is rife.

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  • Quattri, Maria & Watkins, Kevin, 2019. "Child labour and education – A survey of slum settlements in Dhaka (Bangladesh)," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 13(C), pages 50-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wodepe:v:13:y:2019:i:c:p:50-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2019.02.005
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