Lost in translation? International migration, learning and knowledge

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 588-607

  Williams, Allan M ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Firms; Knowledge; Learning; Migration; Mobility

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR MIGRATION; LEARNING;

EID: 33845641644     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132506070169     Document Type: Review

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