Degrees of separation: Informal social protection, relatedness and migration in Biswanath, Bangladesh

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-149

  Gardner, Katy ^a   Ahmed, Zahir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; INTERNAL MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; KINSHIP; LABOR MIGRATION; RELATEDNESS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; BISWANATH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SYLHET;

EID: 58049122692     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802468587     Document Type: Article

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