Changes in the labour value of children in the agrarian Isoko community of Delta State, Nigeria

Changes in the labour value of children in the agrarian Isoko community of Delta State, Nigeria

The labour value of children has been considered one of the benefits of children especially in agrarian pre-transitional societies. This labour value of children was, among other things, one of the reasons for having large families in these societies. The traditional value of children is undergoing changes with consequences for fertility attitudes and preferences. This paper examines how...
 
Published at Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development
Volume Vol. 5
Issue No. 8
Pages 29-34
Published in 2014
 
 
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Patrick A. Edewor
Edewor Patrick A.
 
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