How do employees of ethnic origin fare on the occupational ladder in Britain?

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-26

  Borooah, Vani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC MINORITY; LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0008824185     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00182     Document Type: Article

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