Migration patterns and remittance transfer in Nepal: A case study of Sainik Basti in Western Nepal

International Migration

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 59-98

  Thieme, Susan ^b   Wyss, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 29144469227     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2005.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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