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Savings and credit associations and remittances : the case of Far West Nepalese labour migrants in Delhi, India

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Based on data drawn from three months of field research mainly in Delhi in 2002, and household surveys in Far West Nepal between 1999-2001. Explores the issues related to migration between the two areas, migrants' participation in financial self-help associations, and the impact that these systems have on remittance patterns.

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  • Thieme, Susan., 2003. "Savings and credit associations and remittances : the case of Far West Nepalese labour migrants in Delhi, India," ILO Working Papers 993632993402676, International Labour Organization.
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