Immigration and occupational status: A study of Bangladeshi and Turkish fathers and sons in the London labour market

Labour Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-424

  Sloane, Peter J ^a   Gazioglu, Saziye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immigrant communities; Labour market; London

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030525018     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(96)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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