Labour migration: A developmental path or a low-level trap?

Development in Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 617-630

  Ellerman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT FAILURE; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

EID: 23844435564     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520500128646     Document Type: Article

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