Gendering migration and remittances: Evidence from London and northern Albania

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 409-434

  King, Russell ^a   Dalipaj, Mirela ^a   Mai, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albania; Gender; London; Migration; Remittances

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; PATRIARCHY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ALBANIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751098483     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.439     Document Type: Article

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