Development and return migration: From policy panacea to migrant perspective sustainability

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1411-1429

  van Houte, Marieke ^a   Davids, Tine ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; REFUGEE; RETURN MIGRATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 53449093730     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590802386658     Document Type: Article

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