Orphan pensioners and migrating grandparents: the impact of mass migration on older people in rural Albania
Since 1990, Albania has witnessed rural out-migration on a massive scale, both to other countries, chiefly Italy and Greece, and internally to Tirana and other major towns. The scale of this migration has disrupted the multi-generational rural social and kinship systems that, before 1990, displayed...
Main Authors: | King, Russell (Author), Vullnetari, Julie (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2006-08-01.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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