Child Labor in Africa: A Comparative Study

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 575, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-91

  Canagarajah, Sudharshan ^a   Nielsen, Helena Skyt ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

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EID: 0035627454     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000271620157500105     Document Type: Article

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