Hidden Heads of Households: Child Labor in Urban Northeast Brazil
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Book Description
In the cities of Northeast Brazil where 50 per cent of the population lives in poverty, children play a key role in the local economy-in their households, in formal jobs, and in the thriving informal sector (washing cars, shining shoes, scavenging for recyclables, etc.). Why children migrate to the city, how they negotiate their existence, and why they stay are just some of the questions... More
Book Information
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Binding | Paperback (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Adult |
# of Pages | 160 |
ISBN-10 | 1551117924 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1551117928 |
Publication Date | 05/01/2007 |
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