Changing income inequality and immigration in Canada, 1980-1995

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-52

  Moore, Eric G ^a   Pacey, Michael A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; IMMIGRATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0038015638     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552487     Document Type: Article

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