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

Maria Quattri and Kevin Watkins

World Development Perspectives, 2019, vol. 13, issue C, 50-66

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Child labour; Education; Slums; Dhaka; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2019.02.005

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