Economic growth and the persistence of child labor: evidence from an Indian city

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1513-1528

  Swaminathan, Madhura ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

INDIA;

EID: 0032144761     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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