THE EXPLOITATION OF LITTLE CHILDREN - CHILD LABOR AND THE FAMILY ECONOMY IN THE INDUSTRIAL-REVOLUTION

被引：79

作者：

HORRELL, S

HUMPHRIES, J

机构：

[1] Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

来源：

EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY | 1995年 / 32卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1006/exeh.1995.1021

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The effects of industrialization on children's work were investigated using a data set of household budgets. We found that in early industrialization the number of children working, and the number working in factories both increased, while the age at which children started work decreased. This last effect is related to changes in household structure. Older children were gaining independence earlier, leaving younger siblings to augment family incomes. But industrialization had only a transitory effect on children's work. Participation was in decline after midcentury. However, there are longer-term implications for the sexual division of labor as the effects of labor market changes differed for girls and boys. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.

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页码：485 / 516

页数：32