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... areas as new houses and vehi- cles begin to appear and migrants bring home with them the more expensive goods and lifestyles they have acquired overseas . But migration will also have an effect on income distribution . In rural areas it ...
... areas as new houses and vehi- cles begin to appear and migrants bring home with them the more expensive goods and lifestyles they have acquired overseas . But migration will also have an effect on income distribution . In rural areas it ...
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... areas there were two principal changes . First , a redistribution of land to landless peasants gave them an alternative to the hard and poorly paid work on the plantations . Second , the new industrial investment also gave them the ...
... areas there were two principal changes . First , a redistribution of land to landless peasants gave them an alternative to the hard and poorly paid work on the plantations . Second , the new industrial investment also gave them the ...
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... areas are designated as major sending / emigration countries ( S ) if the inflow of remittances from their nationals abroad who are econ- omically active exceeds 1 per cent of their GNP . Countries or areas are identified as major ...
... areas are designated as major sending / emigration countries ( S ) if the inflow of remittances from their nationals abroad who are econ- omically active exceeds 1 per cent of their GNP . Countries or areas are identified as major ...
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