Markets for Children in Early America: A Political Economy of Pauper Apprenticeship

Murray, John E.; Herndon, Ruth Wallis

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“…Orphaned and abandoned children also figured in the early factory labor force in France (Chassagne 1986) and Japan (Saito 1996). In the United States in the 18th century, the institution of pauper apprenticeship conveyed thousands of destitute and abandoned children into the labor force, although most were destined for agriculture and trades rather than factories (Murray and Herndon 2002).…”

Section: Child L a B O R D U R I N G T H E I N D U S T R I A L R E V ...mentioning

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Child Labor: Lessons from the Historical Experience of Today's Industrial Economies

Humphries¹

2003

The World Bank Economic Review

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Child labor was more prevalent in 19th-century industrializers than it is in developing countries today. It was particularly extensive in the earliest industrializers. This pattern may be a source of optimism signaling the spread of technologies that have little use for child labor and of values that endorse the preservation and protection of childhood. Today and historically, orphaned and fatherless children and those in large families are most vulnerable. Efficient interventions to curb child labor involve fiscal transfers to these children and active policies toward street children. Changes in capitalist labor markets (including technology), family strategies, state policies, and cultural norms are examined to shed light on the causes, chronology, and consequences of child labor.

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Child Labor: Lessons from the Historical Experience of Today's Industrial Economies

Humphries¹

2003

The World Bank Economic Review

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“…Could they or their guardians negotiate across margins as effectively? Murray and Herndon (2002) are skeptical. They characterize the pauper apprentice market as a pseudo-market.…”

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Just and Reasonable Treatment: Racial Treatment in the Terms of Pauper Apprenticeship in Antebellum Maryland

Bodenhorn

2003

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Later-Life Realizations of Maryland’s Mid-Nineteenth-Century Pauper Apprentices

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Markets for Children in Early America: A Political Economy of Pauper Apprenticeship

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

Child Labor: Lessons from the Historical Experience of Today's Industrial Economies

Child Labor: Lessons from the Historical Experience of Today's Industrial Economies

Just and Reasonable Treatment: Racial Treatment in the Terms of Pauper Apprenticeship in Antebellum Maryland

Later-Life Realizations of Maryland’s Mid-Nineteenth-Century Pauper Apprentices

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