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Family reunification ideals and the practice of transnational reproductive life among Africans in Europe

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  • Caroline Bledsoe

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

  • Papa Sow

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

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  • Caroline Bledsoe & Papa Sow, 2008. "Family reunification ideals and the practice of transnational reproductive life among Africans in Europe," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2008-001, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:wpaper:wp-2008-001
    DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2008-001
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