Explaining the high incidence of child labour in Sub-Saharan Africa

African Development Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 251-275

  Admassie, Assefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; LABOR PARTICIPATION; POVERTY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0036921507     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.00054     Document Type: Article

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