Role of women in schooling and child labour decision: The case of urban boys in India

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 463-486

  Das, Saswati ^a   Mukherjee, Diganta ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Child labour; Education; Empowerment; NSSO India

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ROLE; PARENTAL CARE; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34249741018     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9042-x     Document Type: Article

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