Social policy and immigrant joblessness in Britain, Germany and Sweden

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 743-770

  Kesler, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33846122272     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2007.0013     Document Type: Review

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