Ethnic enclave economy in urban China: The Korean immigrants in Yanbian

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 802-828

  Kim, Harris H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic sociology; Ethnic enclave; Immigrant labour market

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

CHINA;

EID: 0141726576     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141987032000109041     Document Type: Article

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