Child Fostering and Human Capital Formation in KwaZulu-Natal: An Economist's Perspective

Social Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-212

  Cichello, Paul L ^a,b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 34247445114     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: 19407874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950308628680     Document Type: Article

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