Winning, losing, and still playing the game: The political economy of immigration in Canada

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-48

  Hiebert, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Discrimination; Immigration; Immigration and economy; Immigration policy; Neoliberalism; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645958578     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2006.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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