The Irish brawn drain: English League clubs and Irish footballers, 1946-1995

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 401-418

  McGovern, Patrick ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association football; Brawn drain; Labour; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRY; IRELAND; MIGRATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOOTBALL; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INCOME; INDUSTRY; IRELAND; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 0034265511     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2000.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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