Child housework in urban Bangladesh: an exploration of intra-household labour deployment

Emily Delap
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Emily Delap: Department of Economics and International Development, University of Bath, UK, Postal: Department of Economics and International Development, University of Bath, UK

Journal of International Development, 2000, vol. 12, issue 5, 723-734

Abstract: This article examines key debates on intra-household labour deployment using evidence on children's housework in urban Bangladesh. It argues that theories that emphasize the economic rationality of household decision making are inadequate for explaining task allocation in Bangladeshi slum households. Cultural and social forces must be considered when seeking to explain household labour deployment. In urban Bangladesh, age and gender hierarchies are of particular relevance. Such evidence suggests that gaining community acceptance is sometimes prioritized over utility maximization in household livelihood strategies. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1002/1099-1328(200007)12:5<723::AID-JID705>3.0.CO;2-K

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