Child Labor and Its Effects on the Economy of Pakistan in Relation to Developing Countries: A Report
ABSTRACT
The research reported in this thesis was on “Child labour and its effects on the economy of Pakistan in relation to developing countries”. The purpose of research was to study the impact macro-economic factors on child labour. The secondary data was collected by consultation of literature in the libraries and Internet and also from economic survey data of Pakistan. Statsgraphics software was applied to analyze data for frequencies regression parameters and ANOVA table results were interpreted by usual principles of statistics. The findings suggested that the household consumption will have a significant impact on child labour statistics. As household consumption increases, more children from families need to contribute to the income in order to meet the consumption thus increase in child labour.
TABLE OF CONTENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................... 3
ABSTRACT .........................................................................................................................4
TABLE OF CONTENT....................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................6
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.............................................................................9
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY......................................................................................18
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS.....................................................................21
BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................................................................................................27
APPENDICES....................................................................................................................29
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
"There is work that profits
The research reported in this thesis was on “Child labour and its effects on the economy of Pakistan in relation to developing countries”. The purpose of research was to study the impact macro-economic factors on child labour. The secondary data was collected by consultation of literature in the libraries and Internet and also from economic survey data of Pakistan. Statsgraphics software was applied to analyze data for frequencies regression parameters and ANOVA table results were interpreted by usual principles of statistics. The findings suggested that the household consumption will have a significant impact on child labour statistics. As household consumption increases, more children from families need to contribute to the income in order to meet the consumption thus increase in child labour.
TABLE OF CONTENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................... 3
ABSTRACT .........................................................................................................................4
TABLE OF CONTENT....................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................6
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.............................................................................9
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY......................................................................................18
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS.....................................................................21
BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................................................................................................27
APPENDICES....................................................................................................................29
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
"There is work that profits
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