The social morphology of skilled migration: The case of the British middle class in Paris

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1105-1129

  Scott, Sam ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Expatriate; Middle class; Mobility capital; Skilled migration; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CULTURAL TRADITION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; SKILLED LABOR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE-DE-FRANCE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; PARIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VILLE-DE-PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746340264     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830600821802     Document Type: Article

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