Remittances in Ghana: Origin, destination and issues of measurement

International Migration

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-122

  Mazzucato, Valentina ^a   van den Boom, Bart ^b   Nsowah nuamah, N N N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 38849098336     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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