So, I’ve been watching a few videos about child labor that I need for a scholl project. This one [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUDJNwHngVI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUDJNwHngVI) caught my attention, most specifically in a part in which a solution mentioned for this issue is to “adopt institutions that support economic freedom, private property rights, and the rule of law. What does this exactly mean? And how does it help with solving child labor? Please help me, I’m so nervous, and be as detailed as possible. Thank you!
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Do keep in mind the source you are pulling from here. The host introduces himself as the Director of the Free Market Institute in the Youtube channel of what is an overtly Libertarian organization with a stated agenda to preach those virtues.
This channel is literally the propaganda arm of an ideological group. [Someone has spent significant money to film and animate this video to deliver this ideological message](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Humane_Studies#Organization_and_funding), with seemingly no expectation of it being paid back (they arent exactly dropping a Patreon link at the end). You cant necessarily take what they say in good faith, especially since those three ‘solutions’ for Child Labour are what a Libertarian wants to happen anyway, those are central pillars of Libertarian thought.
As for what they actually mean by those solutions, all three are standard Libertarian talking points for what is good to grow an economy, which they posit will eliminate child labour.
– Economic Freedom, ie less regulation, lower taxes, etc. It means companies and individuals face fewer restrictions in how they can spend their money and operate their businesses. This would actually be an argument *against* having Child Labour laws, but the video isn’t going to state it directly despite being fairly pro Child Labour in a realist sense.
– Private Property Rights, means that whats your is yours and mine is mine and we are free to do with that property as we wish. This is another way to say lower taxes and regulation, but also against nationalization of industries as free-market libertarians view the government taking and operating an industry as a bad thing inherently.
– Rule of Law, basically saying that laws are followed and enforced evenly and honestly on everyone in a non-corrupt system. Which is fine, stability of law is good circumstances to grow an economy… though if you follow Libertarian thought to its conclusion you get corporate controlled governance and private police forces for hire so whatever really, I don’t trust this is really what actually want beyond having the police defend the stuff and rights of the capital holders who fund these kind of institutions.
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