Gender analysis of children's activities in Pakistan

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-195

  Khan, Rana Ejaz Ali ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Child labour; Economics of gender; Education; Human capital formation; Poverty; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; GENDER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TIME ALLOCATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 69549090265     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v47i2pp.169-195     Document Type: Review

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