Resilience and Well-being Among Urban Ethiopian Children: What Role Do Social Resources and Competencies Play?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-410

  Camfield, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Children; Ethiopia; Mixed methods; Resilience; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING WORLD; POVERTY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; WELFARE PROVISION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84861668623     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9860-3     Document Type: Article

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