Post-communist cross-border migration in south-eastern Albania: Who leaves? Who stays behind?

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-402

  Arrehag, Lisa ^a   Sjöberg, Örjan ^a   Sjöblom, Mirja ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albania; Coping strategy; Emigration; Migrant characteristics; Non migrant households

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; MIGRATION; POST-COMMUNISM;

ALBANIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644607022     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830600554817     Document Type: Article

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