This paper provides an in-depth review and analysis of literature on drop** out from
school, and focuses on children who have gained access, but fail to complete a basic …

Background. Research has established the family as the predominant context for child labor
practices. Decisions to involve children in child labor within the family or by a family member …

The advance of economic globalization has led many academics, policy-makers, and
activists to warn that it leads to a'race to the bottom'. In a world increasingly free of …

Addressing the many forms of child labour in sub-Saharan Africa, presents a political
economy of the problem, examining such topics as variations of work between rural and …

Do varieties of welfare capitalism exist in the develo** world? This analysis challenges
scholars of comparative political economy and international political economy who treat the …

This review of educational development in Ghana has been developed to explore key
issues in access to education, capture recent research, and to identify gaps in knowledge …

International concern over the problem of child labour often focuses on children working in
the manufacturing and export sectors. Yet, most children in the develo** countries provide …

This article contributes to evolving debates on Sierra Leone's post-war “crisis of youth” by
providing an extended analysis of the role that young boys and girls assume in negotiating …

The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic
impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in develo** countries. In recent years, a …

The paper proposes a theoretical framework for understanding purposive child fostering in
Africa, whereby a non-orphaned child is sent to live temporarily with relatives. In the model …