TY - JOUR
T1 - Dominant discourses, debates and silences on child labour in Africa and Asia
AU - Abebe, Tatek
AU - Bessell, Sharon
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Drawing on the relevant literature, this article explores key debates and controversies on child labour in the context of Africa and Asia. It first identifies and analyses three dominant discourses on child labour: 1) the work free childhoods perspective; 2) the socio-cultural perspective; and 3) the political economy perspective. Against the backdrop of these discourses, the article goes on to critically examine aspects of child labour that are underrepresented in the literature and in international policy circles. It concludes by highlighting the importance of grounding children's gendered work within the complex material social practices of interconnected histories and geographies in which their livelihoods unfold.
AB - Drawing on the relevant literature, this article explores key debates and controversies on child labour in the context of Africa and Asia. It first identifies and analyses three dominant discourses on child labour: 1) the work free childhoods perspective; 2) the socio-cultural perspective; and 3) the political economy perspective. Against the backdrop of these discourses, the article goes on to critically examine aspects of child labour that are underrepresented in the literature and in international policy circles. It concludes by highlighting the importance of grounding children's gendered work within the complex material social practices of interconnected histories and geographies in which their livelihoods unfold.
U2 - 10.1080/01436597.2011.567007
DO - 10.1080/01436597.2011.567007
M3 - Article
SN - 0143-6597
VL - 32
SP - 765
EP - 786
JO - Third World Quarterly
JF - Third World Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -