Restructuring of the US meat processing industry and new hispanic migrant destinations

Population and Development Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 447-471

  Kandel, William ^a   Parrado, Emilio A ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; POPULATION GROWTH; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744979782     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2005.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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