Beyond control? the mechanics and dynamics of 'informal' remittances between Europe and Africa

Global Networks

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-366

  Pieke, Frank N ^a   Van Hear, Nicholas ^a   Lindley, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Development; Informal remittance systems; International migration; Regularization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INFORMAL REMITTANCE SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POLICY MAKING; REGULATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

HARNESS;

EID: 34250015796     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2007.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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