Does out-migration reshape rural households' livelihood capitals in the source communities? recent evidence from Western China

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-30

  Li, Cong ^a   Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b   Daily, Gretchen C ^b   Li, Jie ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MIGRATION; NATURAL CAPITAL; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

CHINA; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84860762963     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719681202100101     Document Type: Review

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