Work‐Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00555.x
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- Lokshin, Michael & Bontch-Osmolovski, Mikhail & Glinskaya, Elena, 2007. "Work-related migration and poverty reduction in Nepal," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4231, The World Bank.
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