Out of School and (Probably) in Work: Child Labour and Capability Deprivation in India

Journal of South Asian Development

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-226

  Jayaraj, D ^a   Subramanian, S ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

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EID: 84993730798     PISSN: 09731741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097317410700200202     Document Type: Article

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