Rural parents with urban children: Social and economic implications of migration for the rural elderly in Thailand

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-210

  Knodel, John ^a   Saengtienchai, Chanpen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elderly; Migration; Modified extended family; Older persons; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; RURAL AREA; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34249043876     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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