The social organization of hundi: Channelling migrant remittances from East and South-east Asia to Bangladesh

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-29

  Rahman, Md Mizanur ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bangladesh; East and South east Asia; Foreign workers; Hundi; Informal channel; Labour migration; Migrant workers; Remittances; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; SECURITY THREAT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 41349093558     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730801963490     Document Type: Article

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