Return migration and entrepreneurship in ghana and côte d'ivoire: The role of capital transfers

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-58

  Black, Richard ^a   Castaldo, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Development; Entrepreneurship; Migration; Return

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549089259     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2009.00504.x     Document Type: Review

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