The ties that bind and bond: socio-cultural dynamics and meanings of remittances among Congolese migrants in Johannesburg

ABSTRACT The thesis investigates how transnational familial ties and socio-cultural dynamics shape migrants‘ remitting behavior and inform their relationships. It shows that most research on remittances fails to capture the personal and social significance remittances have for migrants, embedded no...

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Main Author: Kankonde, Bukasa Peter
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/8469