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dc.contributor.authorBowden, Bradley
dc.contributor.authorStevenson-Clarke, Peta
dc.contributor.editorDavid Lamond
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:11:07Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:11:07Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2010-10-20T06:59:59Z
dc.identifier.issn1751-1348
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/17511341011051261
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/33700
dc.description.abstractPurpose - Much research has focused on the reasons for child labor. This paper, in examining the experiences of late nineteenth century Australia asks the alternate research question: "What are the factors that cause mangers to desist from the use of child labor during periods of initial industrialization, even where the society is characterized by a youthful demography and low levels of manufacturing productivity?" Design/ Methodology/ approach - This study measures the incidence of child labor in Queensland, Australia's third largest state, through an examination of the censes for 1891 and 1901. It then locates the results of this analysis in the nineteenth century Australian peculiar pattern of economic investment. Findings - It is found that industrializing Australia had an extremely low incidence of child labor. This is attributed to the highly capitalized nature of the Australian rural and mining sectors, and the linkages between these sectors and the wider economy. This suggests that counties, or regions, with a highly commercialized primary sector, and with manufacturing establishments with high skill requirements (even if characterized by low productivity), will have a low incidence of child labor. Originality / value - The International Labor Organisation suggests that there is currently a revival in child labor. This paper suggests that the most effective policies for reducing the incidence of child labor are ones that seek to foster increased levels of capital investment in the primary sector, rather than ones directed towards legal restriction or poverty alleviation. Key Words: child labor, productivity, demography, manufacturing, mining, pastoral work
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom380
dc.relation.ispartofpageto395
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Management History
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEconomic History
dc.subject.fieldofresearchIndustrial Relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHistory and Philosophy of Specific Fields
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode140203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode150306
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1503
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1505
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2202
dc.titleRe-considering managerial use of child labor: lessons from the experience of nineteenth century Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Dept of Employment Relations and Human Resources
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2010
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gro.griffith.authorBowden, Bradley
gro.griffith.authorStevenson-Clarke, Peta A.


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