This volume aims to shed light on the debate over child labor in the era of globalization by documenting the experience of Asian developing countries which have experienced rapid income and export growth.

Gamini Herath is Associate Professor in Economics at Deakin University, Australia. Kishor Sharma is Associate Professor at the School of Management, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Part 1 Theoretical and Empirical Debates on Child Labour; Chapter 1 Labour and Economic Development: Emerging Issues in Developing Asia, Gamini Herath, Kishor Sharma; Chapter 2 Child Labour in Developing Countries: Review of Theoretical and Empirical Issues, Gamini Herath; Chapter 3 Cumulative Causation as Explanation and Policy Base for Child Labour, Geoff Bamberry; Chapter 4 Child Labour: An Integrated Approach, Manohar Pawar; Chapter 5 Trade, Growth and Child Labour Practices in South Asia, Kishor Sharma; Part 2 Lessons from South Asia; Chapter 6 An Assessment of Child Labour Laws, Prevention Strategies and their Effectiveness in Bangladesh, Jesmul Hasan; Chapter 7 An Overview of Child Labour in India, Subhashini Subbaraman, Harald von Witzke; Chapter 8 Child Labour in India: A Critical Evaluation of Four Issues, Anna Pinto; Chapter 9 Strategies for the Prevention of Child Labour: An Overview of Strategy and Effectiveness in Nepal, Chiranjibi Nepal; Chapter 10 Strategies for the Prevention of Child Labour: An Overview of Strategy and Effectiveness in Pakistan, Shafqat Munir, Hassan Mangi; Chapter 11 Issues Relating to Prevention of Child Labour in Sri Lanka, Nisha Arunatilake, Roshani de Silva;