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Migrant Business Families in Central America

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Migrant Business Families in Central America. / Discua Cruz, Allan; Centeno-Caffarena, Leonardo.
De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families. ed. / Michael Carney; Marleen Dieleman. DeGruyter, 2023. p. 519-540 (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance).

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Discua Cruz, A & Centeno-Caffarena, L 2023, Migrant Business Families in Central America. in M Carney & M Dieleman (eds), De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families. De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance, DeGruyter, pp. 519-540. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110727968-023

APA

Discua Cruz, A., & Centeno-Caffarena, L. (2023). Migrant Business Families in Central America. In M. Carney, & M. Dieleman (Eds.), De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families (pp. 519-540). (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance). DeGruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110727968-023

Vancouver

Discua Cruz A, Centeno-Caffarena L. Migrant Business Families in Central America. In Carney M, Dieleman M, editors, De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families. DeGruyter. 2023. p. 519-540. (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance). doi: 10.1515/9783110727968-023

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Discua Cruz, Allan ; Centeno-Caffarena, Leonardo. / Migrant Business Families in Central America. De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families. editor / Michael Carney ; Marleen Dieleman. DeGruyter, 2023. pp. 519-540 (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance).

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