This collection draws together contemporary articles on development economics. Ideal for students with little or no background in economics, it covers a range of themes including poverty, foreign aid, agriculture and human capital

Recent years have seen a sustained progress in the fight against child labour. The current global economic and financial crisis can potentially reverse the positive trends observed in several countries and further aggravate the problem in regions such as Sub Saharan Africa where the phenomenon...

Recent ILO global child labour estimates point to important progress in the fight against child labour across most regions. But these figures predate the current global financial crisis. There are fears that that the crisis could slow or even reverse progress in the hardest hit countries. This...