The potential of temporary migration programmes in future international migration policy

International Labour Review

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 7-36

  Ruhs, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International migration; Labour migration; Migrant worker; Migration policy; Temporary worker

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER;

EID: 33747621866     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2006.tb00008.x     Document Type: Article

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