Migrant remittances in China: The distribution of economic benefits and social costs

Labour Migration and Social Development in Contemporary China

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 47-72

  Murphy, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84911172351     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203890592     Document Type: Chapter

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