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LABOR MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

IN TIMES OF RECESSION

Is Circular Migration a Solution?

Steffen AngenendtBosch Fellow, Transatlantic Academy

p a p e r s e r i e s


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Labor Migration Management in Times of Recession


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