Child labor in Bangladesh: A critical appraisal of Harkin's Bill and the MOU-type Schooling program

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 985-1003

  Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur ^a   Khanam, Rasheda ^a   Absar, Nur Uddin ^a  

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EID: 0033260062     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.1999.11506225     Document Type: Article

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