Intra-family transfers and income-pooling: A study of remittances in Kwazulu-Natal

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 501-528

  Posel, Dorrit R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0035642143     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2001.tb00023.x     Document Type: Article

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