Children's participation and good governance: Limitations of the theoretical literature

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-300

  Hinton, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Citizenship; Development; Governance; Human rights; International policy; Participation; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 47549085546     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181808X311141     Document Type: Article

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