Household composition, family migration, and community context: Migrant remittances in four countries

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 509-528

  Sana, Mariano ^a   Massey, Douglas S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20444481753     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2005.00315.x     Document Type: Review

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