Children at work in rural northern Nigeria: Patterns of age, space and gender

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-210

  Robson, Elsbeth ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD LABOR; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GENDER RELATIONS; LABOR PARTICIPATION; RURAL SOCIETY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1642380475     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-0167(03)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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