Unemployment and earnings among Britain's ethnic minorities: some signs for optimism

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 489-506

  Leslie, Derek ^a   Drinkwater, Stephen ^a   O'Leary, Nigel ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031732163     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.1998.9976646     Document Type: Article

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