MIGRATION, TRANSLOCAL NETWORKS and SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRATIFICATION in NAMIBIA

Africa

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 606-627

  Greiner, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 84871254659     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001972011000477     Document Type: Article

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