Child Labor and Education in Developing Countries: Perspectives on Economic Development

本研究以两个发展中国家为研究对象，从微观和宏观两个方面考察了发展中国家社会经济发展差异对儿童教育的影响。如果发展中国家的儿童没有足够的受教育机会，未来的发展可能会被迫停滞，但这并不意味着发展中国家之间的影响是一样的，而是各国的影响应该是不同的。本研究以两个发展中国家为例，通过分析经济环境的变化及其对人们教育期望的影响，探讨了发展中国家未来发展的可能性。

The purpose of this study is to examine effects on children's education of differences in social and economic development in developing countries from the micro and macro viewpoints, by using data of two developing countries. If children in developing countries do not have enough opportunities for educatoin, future development might be forced to be stagnant, though it does not mean that the effects could be same among developing countries but that they should differ from country to country. This study examines the possibility of future development of developing world, through analyses on changes of economic surroundings and the impacts on people's expectation on education with data of two developing countries.