Rural crisis and rural exodus? Local migration dynamics during the crisis of the 1840s in Flanders (Belgium)
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Migration; Nineteenth century; Rural crisis; Belgium; Flanders;All these keywords.
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- N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
- N93 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: Pre-1913
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