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People, Place, and Region

Precarious Irregular Migrants and Their Sharing Economies: A Spectrum of Transactional Laboring Experiences

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Pages 964-978 | Received 01 Jan 2016, Accepted 01 Oct 2016, Published online: 25 Feb 2017

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