Refugee Economic Adaptation: Theory, Evidence, and Implications for Policy and Practice

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-91

  Potocky Tripodi, Miriam ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346938566     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v30n01_04     Document Type: Article

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