Remittances in the South Pacific

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 325-344

  Brown, Richard P C ^a   Ahlburg, Dennis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacific islands; Population; Samoa; Surveys; Tonga

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944517439     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299910229721     Document Type: Article

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