Small hands, big voices? Children's participation in policy change in India

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-90

  Williams, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 14644440827     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00182.x     Document Type: Article

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