The 1998 Children's Act: Problems of Enforcement in Ghana

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 893-905

  Laird, Siobhan ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036035468     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/32.7.893     Document Type: Article

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