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Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL F. C. BOURDILLON is a professor emeritus in the department of sociology at the University of Zimbabwe. He has worked with street children in Harare! and with working children regionally and internationally! and is the author and editor of several books including Earning a Life: Working Children in Zimbabwe. DEBORAH LEVISON! an economist and demographer! is a professor at the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Much of her research focuses on third world children's work and schooling in the context of the household. WILLIAM E. MYERS is retired from the United Nations! where he addressed child work issues with UNICEF and the ILO. He is currently an associate in the department of human and community development at the University of California! Davis. BEN WHITE is a professor of rural sociology at the Institute of Social Studies! The Hague! and a professor in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. His books and edited volumes include Child Labour: Policy Options. Klappentext Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work! a groundbreaking book authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts! incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in children's lives and development. It condemns the exploitation and abuse of child workers and supports the right of all children to the best quality! free education that society can afford. At the same time! the authors recognize the value! and sometimes the necessity! of work in growing up! and the reality that a "workless" childhood! without responsibilities! is not good preparation for adult life in any environment.
