Agricultural subsidy policies fail to deal with child labour under agricultural dualism: What could be the alternative policies?

Jayanta Dwibedi () and Sarbajit Chaudhuri

Research in Economics, 2014, vol. 68, issue 3, 277-291

Abstract: We provide a theoretical explanation why agricultural subsidy policies are likely to fail to ensure simultaneous eradication of the incidence of child labour and improvement in the well-being of the poor working families in terms of a three-sector general equilibrium model with child labour and agricultural dualism. We identify both demand and supply side effects of any policy intervention on child labour. We also suggest two alternative policies, a scheme of direct cash transfer to poor people and economic growth through foreign direct investment (FDI), both of which would be effective in achieving these twin objectives of a welfare government.

Keywords: Child labour; General equilibrium; Agricultural dualism; Agricultural subsidy policy; Direct cash transfer; FDI-led growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2014.05.003

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