The politics of child participation in international development: The dilemma of agency

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 529-550

  White, Sarah ^a   Choudhury, Shyamol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36048988673     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810701667508     Document Type: Article

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