Coming to the UK: What do asylum-seekers know about the UK before arrival?

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1209-1225

  Gilbert, Alan ^a   Koser, Khalid ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Information; Policy; Smugglers; The UK

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MARKET; SMUGGLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746368363     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830600821901     Document Type: Article

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