International migration, remittances and development: Myths and facts

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1269-1284

  De Haas, Hein ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; REMITTANCE;

EID: 31144433178     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590500336757     Document Type: Article

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