Fragmenting the Family? The Complexity of Household Migration Strategies in Post-apartheid South Africa

Katharine Hall; Dorrit Posel

doi:10.2478/izajodm-2019-0004

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Fragmenting the Family? The Complexity of Household Migration Strategies in Post-apartheid South Africa

IZA Journal of Development and Migration

Volume 10 (2019): Issue 2 (August 2019)

By: Katharine Hall and Dorrit Posel

Open Access

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