Information, exploitation and empowerment: The case of Indonesian overseas workers

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-466

  Hugo, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; INFORMATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 2042513639     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680301200402     Document Type: Article

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