The Price of Childhood 

title page - contents - list of tables - section-I (introduction) - section-II - section-III - section-IV (summary/conclusions) - appendix - notes

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:	Average Costs per Acre over the Period 2002-04
Table 2:	Average Wages per Hour in Cottonseed Production 2002-04
Table 3:	Average Female Wages per Hour in Non-Cottonseed Agricultural Field Work in Kurnool and Mahaboobnagar 2002-04
Table 4:	Workforce Composition Per Acre Per Day: Adult Vs. Child and Hired Vs. Family Labour 2002-04
Table 5:	Proportions of Young and Older Children and Teenagers and Older Adults in Cottonseed Production 2002-04
Table 6:	Hourly Wages for Adults, Teenagers and Children in Kurnool 2002-04
Table 7:	Hourly Wages for Adults, Teenagers and Children in Mahaboobnagar District 2002-04
Table 8:	Average per Hour Wages in Cottonseed and Other Agricultural Operations in Kurnool
Table 9:	Average per Hour Wages in Cottonseed and Other Agricultural Operations in Mahaboobnagar 2002-04
Table 10:	Per Acre Income in Different Categories: Seed, Lint and Commercial Cotton 2002-04
Table 11:	Average Prices for Seed, Lint, and Commercial Cotton 2002-04
Table 12:	Costs, Income and Profit per Acre over the Period 2002-04
Table 13:	Costs, Income and Profit per Acre over the Period 2002-04: Small Farmers
Table 14:	Costs, Income and Profit per Acre over the Period 2002-04: Big Farmers
Table 15:	Per Acre Interest Payments for Small and Big Farmers
Table 16:	Costs, Income and Profit per Acre over the Period 2002-04: Kurnool
Table 17:	Costs, Income and Profit per Acre over the Period 2002-04: Mahaboobnagar
Table 18:	Per Kg Average Cost of Production, Procurement and Marketing Prices Of Different Proprietary Cotton Hybrid Seeds Over 2002-03 to 2004-05
Table 19:	Impact of the Additional Costs due to the Replacement of Child Labour - Effect on the Profit Margins of Seed Farmers and Seed Companies
Table 20:	Impact of the Additional Costs to Cover Official Minimum Wages for All Labourers - Effect on the Profit Margins of Seed Farmers and Seed Companies
Table 1:	Appendix: List of Mandals, Villages and Number of Farms Covered Under Survey
Table 2:	Per Acre Average Cost of Cultivation 2002-03 to 2004-05
Table 3:	Farm Size Wise Per Acre Average Cost of Cultivation 2002-03 to 2004-05
Table 4:	Area Wise Per Acre Average Cost of Cultivation 2002-03 to 2004-05
Table 5:	Daily Rates of Minimum Wages for Agricultural Workers Fixed by Different States/Union Territories (UTs) under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948

CONTENTS

SECTION-I: Introduction