Race and ethnicity during an economic transition: The withdrawal of Puerto Rican women from New York City's Labour Force, 1960-1980

Regional Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-166

  Daponte, Beth Osborne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Economic demography; Economic restructuring; Hispanics; Labour force participation; New York City

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC TRANSITION; LABOUR DEMAND; PUERTO RICANS; RACIAL DISCRIMINATION; WORKFORCE WITHDRAWAL;

USA, NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 0029958710     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349548     Document Type: Article

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