No visible means of support: Child labor in urban Northeast Brazil

Human Organization

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-386

  Kenny, Mary Lorena ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child labor; Family studies; Informal economy; Northeast Brazil

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INFORMAL SECTOR;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033491871     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.58.4.6q2446123g014400     Document Type: Article

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