Transnational street business: migrants in the informal urban economy

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Transnational street business : migrants in the informal urban economy. / Ravnbøl, Camilla Ida; Korsby, Trine Mygind; Simonsen, Anja.

I: Migration and Society, Bind 6, Nr. 1, 2023.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Ravnbøl, CI, Korsby, TM & Simonsen, A 2023, 'Transnational street business: migrants in the informal urban economy', Migration and Society, bind 6, nr. 1. https://doi.org/10.3167/arms.2023.060102

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Ravnbøl, C. I., Korsby, T. M., & Simonsen, A. (2023). Transnational street business: migrants in the informal urban economy. Migration and Society, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.3167/arms.2023.060102

Vancouver

Ravnbøl CI, Korsby TM, Simonsen A. Transnational street business: migrants in the informal urban economy. Migration and Society. 2023;6(1). https://doi.org/10.3167/arms.2023.060102

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Ravnbøl, Camilla Ida ; Korsby, Trine Mygind ; Simonsen, Anja. / Transnational street business : migrants in the informal urban economy. I: Migration and Society. 2023 ; Bind 6, Nr. 1.

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