Reverse remittances in the migration-development nexus: Two-way flows between Ghana and the Netherlands

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 454-468

  Mazzucato, Valentina ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Europe; International migration; Migration development nexus; Multi sited methodology; Reverse remittances

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

GHANA; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 80051956289     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.646     Document Type: Article

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