Historically, the work performed by children was part of their socialisation process combining vocational training, education and recreation that ensured their physical, mental and social developments. The child labour, in contrast, is a recent phenomenon which is involuntary, exploitative and abusive in nature. The worldwide concern expressed towards unprecedented growth of the child labour and its damaging impact on the child population have provided ground for ...
Caste and Class in Agrarian Society: Dynamics of Rural Development
