Earning a living on the margins: Begging, street work and the socio-spatial experiences of children in addis ababa

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-284

  Abebe, Tatek ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

AddisAbaba; Begging; Children'swork; Household livelihoods; Streets

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STREET CHILDREN; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADDIS ABABA; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 51049087073     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.292.x     Document Type: Article

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