Exploiting West Africa's children: Trafficking, slavery and uneven development

Area

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 393-401

  Manzo, Kate ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Slavery; Trafficking; Uneven development

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD LABOR; EXPLOITATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745279410     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2005.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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