Shifting boundaries of support: Re-negotiating distance and proximity in trans-local support relations in an urban fringe area in Lilongwe City, Malawi

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1153-1168

  Rohregger, Barbara ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Migration; Social capital; Social security; Trans local networks; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

KINSHIP; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SECURITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; LILONGWE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750841280     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870600960404     Document Type: Article

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