Economic returns of immigrants': Self-employment

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-34

  Li, Peter S ^a  

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EID: 0034336170     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3341909     Document Type: Article

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