The role of remittances in Botswana: Does internal migration really reward sending families?

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-164

  Campbell, Eugene K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Household; Migrant; Remittance

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; LIVING STANDARD; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSISTENCE;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 76749090661     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.538     Document Type: Article

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