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Of the four south Indian states, three states, – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu – have ubiquitous and rampant child labour. Kerala is the only south Indian state to have been declared as a child labour-free state. Andhra Pradesh is second only to Uttar Pradesh in the extent of its child labour in the country. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu stand at seventh and tenth place in the list, respectively. This is somewhat surprising in the sense that the south Indian states are historically advanced in human development, women's agency, demographic indicators and governance. Also, since the onset of economic reforms, they have been growing at an economically rapid rate. Why, then, are societies that have relatively high literacy and health indicators, well developed women's agency and relatively better governance failing to protect their children from being forced into hard labour? This book examines some of these questions with regards to state policy towards the eradication of child labour in Karnataka.

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All in all, the book provides an objective analysis of the rampant child labour prevailing in Karnataka, set against the background of the rising popularity of rights-based development policies in India in recent years. The book is empirically grounded with rich field observations and provides crucial insights with regard to state policy towards the abolition of child labour in Karnataka. [It] is an indispensable resource for academia, civil society and policy makers interested in studying and tackling the problem of child labour plaguing Indian society -Mini Thomas, Research Scholar, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), India; Social Change, 2015

All in all, the book provides an objective analysis of the rampant child labour prevailing in Karnataka, set against the background of the rising popularity of rights-based development policies in India in recent years. The book is empirically grounded with rich field observations and provides crucial insights with regard to state policy towards the abolition of child labour in Karnataka. [It] is an indispensable resource for academia, civil society and policy makers interested in studying and tackling the problem of child labour plaguing Indian society -Mini Thomas, Research Scholar, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), India; Social Change, 2015

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju teaches Political Science at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India.

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