Explaining cross-country differences in policy response to child labour;Une explication des différences d'un pays à l'autre dans la réaction des politiques au phénomène du travail des enfants

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Dessy, Sylvain E ^a   Vencatachellum, Désiré ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; CHILD WELFARE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOR POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 2142660344     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5982.00001     Document Type: Article

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