Temporary migration and changing family dynamics: Implications for social development

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-174

  Rahman, Md Mizanur ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Family dynamics; Family relations; Labour migration; Singapore; Social development; Social mobility; Temporary migration

Indexed keywords

LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR MOBILITY; MIGRANT WORKER; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 69949188861     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.537     Document Type: Article

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