International migration from Fiji: Gender and human development issues

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-204

  Chandra, Dharma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; GENDER; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX;

FIJI; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 13244283048     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680401300203     Document Type: Article

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