Migration and the well-being of the 'left behind' in Asia: Key themes and trends

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-44

  Nguyen, Thanh Liem ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^b   Toyota, Mika ^b  

^a Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences   (Viet Nam)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Gender; International migration; Left behind; Migration; Well beings

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENDER ROLE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 33744938471     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730600700507     Document Type: Review

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