Disability, global legislation and human rights

Development

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Manderson, Lenore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convents; Declarations; Discrimination; Poverty; UN; Well being; WHO

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISABILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 4444257807     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 14617072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.development.1100027     Document Type: Article

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