The double engagement: Transnationalism and integration. Ghanaian migrants' lives between Ghana and The Netherlands

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-216

  Mazzucato, Valentina ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ghana; Integration; Migration; Remittances; The Netherlands; Transnational Livelihoods

Indexed keywords

MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MIGRATION;

AFRICA; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; GHANA; NETHERLANDS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38549168936     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830701823871     Document Type: Article

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