A systematic review on the impact of internal remittances on poverty and consumption in developing countries: Implications for policy

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 610-632

  Housen, Tambri ^a   Hopkins, Sandra ^a   Earnest, Jaya ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption; Development; Migration; Policy; Poverty; Poverty reduction; Remittances

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY;

EID: 84880358176     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1743     Document Type: Article

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