got any examples of child labor leading to prolonged poverty? South Korea had tons of child labor just a generation ago and they quickly became a highly developed nation with maybe among the best healthcare in the world.
Interesting how the decline of child labor in Korea is followed by a booming high tech economy while regions that remain affixed to the practice havent
the rapid growth of wealth being closely (in timeline) associated with a decrease in child labor would suggest that wealth decreases child labor, not that the decrease of child labor increases wealth - as the mechanism for growth via children learning instead of working is a long term strategy.
