The impact of MGNREGS on child labour and child education: an empirical analysis
Article Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Development in Practice
Abstract
This article addresses the persistent claim that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has a negative impact on the availability of labour for agricultural operations, which has significant implications for the induced demand for child labour as a cheaper substitute for unskilled adult labour on agricultural farms in peak seasons. The study contributes to this debate by examining three issues: (i) effects of seasonality on child intensity of labour; (ii) impact of MGNREGS on child intensity of labour; and (iii) impact of seasonality and MGNREGS on human capital formation.
First Page
384
Last Page
394
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2018.1557110
Publication Date
4-3-2019
Recommended Citation
Das, Saswati and Mukherjee, Diganta, "The impact of MGNREGS on child labour and child education: an empirical analysis" (2019). Journal Articles. 887.
https://digitalcommons.isical.ac.in/journal-articles/887
