Cotton Cultivation and Child Labor in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan

Informationen zum Autor By Bilal Bhat Klappentext Uzbekistan is the world's fifth largest producer and second largest exporter of cotton in the world, and unlike other countries where child labor is common, it is the totalitarian state of Uzbekistan's official policy to employ children. This book discusses the use of child labor in cotton cultivation in Uzbekistan following the fall of the Soviet Union, drawing on an extensive field investigation and in-depth interviews with human rights activists, government officials, and social workers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Locating Child Labor in UzbekistanChapter Three: Cotton Cultivation and Child Labor in UzbekistanChapter Four: Social and Legal AspectsChapter Five: Analytical PerspectiveChapter Six: Sociological PerspectiveChapter Seven: Critique, Conclusions, and Policy Implications

Product details

• Authors: Bilal Bhat, Bhat Bilal
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9780739194782
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9478-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Uzbekistan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, 21st Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Labour / income economics, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Labour Economics, Age groups: children, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Agriculture & Related Industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General