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Product Description This book investigates various dimensions of exploitation of sub-contracted home-based workers engaged in hazard work. It explores the exploitation of children, particularly girls, and women in the chain. There is a particular focus on the negative health impacts of such work and on publicpolicies that can bring about a positive change. About the Author Shahrukh Rafi Khan is a well-known name in the field of development studies and economics. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College. He has previously worked at Vassar College, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, University of Utah, and otherresearch and educational institutions. He has written and edited a number of books including Hazardous Home-based Sub-contracted Work: A Study of Multiple Tiered Exploitation by Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Saba Gul Khattak and Sajid Kazmi, Pakistan's Economy: Traditional Topics and Contemporary Concerns, edited by S. R. Khan, and Higher Education and Employment Opportunities in Pakistan, co-editor.