general, the presence of children is sporadic and tends to intensify during school bvacation/b (Diaz 1994 and. Hoyos 1996). There are signs that the use of child labor in Colombia is declining (Shakespeare 1995). Recent campaigns to eradicate child b....../b and bWaltring/b 2002). Weakening nation states. In many cases, structural adjustment, deregulation, and liberalization have eroded the capacity of nation states to provide social protections to their citizens. As a result, the ...
