Working overseas: Seafarers' remittances and their distribution in Kiribati

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-161

  Borovnik, Maria ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Kiribati; Labour migration; Pacific; Remittances; Seafarers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; REMITTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WELFARE IMPACT;

KIRIBATI; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33746540508     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2006.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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