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Sustaining Livelihoods in Multi‐local Settings: Possible Theoretical Linkages Between Transnational Migration and Livelihood Studies

Susan Thieme Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 51-71 | Published online: 25 Jan 2008

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