The latinization of forest management work in southern Oregon: A case from the Rogue Valley

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 359-365

  Sarathy, Brinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractors; Forest management; Immigrants; Immigration policy; Latinos

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONTRACTORS; FOREST WORKERS; IMMIGRANT SOCIAL NETWORKS; IMMIGRATION POLICY;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; MIGRANT WORKER; POLICY MAKING;

CONTRACTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; REGULATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845526980     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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