An impossible living in a Transborder world: Culture, confianza, and economy of Mexican-origin populations

An Impossible Living in A Transborder World: Culture, Confianza, and Economy of Mexican-Origin Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-241

  Vélez Ibáñez, Carlos G ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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