Children's rights and the tenuousness of local coalitions: A case study in Nicaragua

Journal of Latin American Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-108

  Maclure, Richard ^a   Sotelo, Melvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CISAS G Colombo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CIVIL SOCIETY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; MANAGUA [NICARAGUA]; NICARAGUA;

EID: 1842536212     PISSN: 0022216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X03007089     Document Type: Article

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