Those in kayes the impact of remittances on their recipients in Africa

Revue Economique

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1331-1358

  Azam, Jean Paul ^a,b   Gubert, Flore ^c  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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EID: 33845704909     PISSN: 00352764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/reco.566.1331     Document Type: Article

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