We examine economic growth, inequality and education when the wellspring of growth is the formation of human capital … continuous growth at an asymptotically steady rate as an alternative. We show that a society can escape from the poverty trap … into a condition of continuous growth through a program of taxes and transfers. Temporary inequality is a necessary …

We examine economic growth, inequality and education when the wellspring of growth is the formation of human capital … continuous growth at an asymptotically steady rate as an alternative. We show that a society can escape from the poverty trap … into a condition of continuous growth through a program of taxes and transfers. Temporary inequality is a necessary …

We examine economic growth, inequality and education when the wellspring of growth is the formation of human capital … continuous growth at an asymptotically steady rate as an alternative. We show that a society can escape from the poverty trap … into a condition of continuous growth through a program of taxes and transfers. Temporary inequality is a necessary …

level surveys. We use three indicators of health: body mass index; reported illness; and, height growth. There is clear …We test whether work in childhood impacts on health. We focus on agricultural work, the dominant form of child work … evidence of a healthy worker selection effect. We find little evidence of a contemporaneous impact of child work on health but …

"Child labour constitutes a major public health concern, with estimates that world-wide 110 million children aged 5 … and public health perspectives on child labour. A rights approach ensures that exploitative and abusive work is considered … not just in terms of a labour market or health rights approach, but also in terms of human dignity and the solutions that …