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From the politics of poverty to the politics of identity? Child rights and working children in Bangladesh.
- Source :
- Journal of International Development; Aug2002, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p725-735, 11p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2002
-
Abstract
- Drawing on primary research in development organizations and with working children themselves, this paper questions the logic of child rights, and its validity for the cultural context of Bangladesh. A strong stress on child rights at the programme level may not be sustainable and can have contradictory outcomes for poor children. Working children place a premium on the quality of relationships and show a strong sense of (in)justice and entitlement. This suggests ‘child rights’ work should re-examine the cultural constitution of entitlements and responsibilities and how these intermesh with the material, social and political factors that make and keep children poor. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILDREN'S rights
CHILD labor
CHILDREN
POVERTY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09541748
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of International Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17072642
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.919