Remittances and 'social remittances': Their impact on livelihoods of thai women in the Netherlands and non-migrants in Thailand

Gender, Technology and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-482

  Suksomboon, Panitee ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 69949181217     PISSN: 09718524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097185240901200309     Document Type: Article

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