In whose interests? IT migration in an interconnected world economy

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-58

  Millar, Jane ^a   Salt, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global sourcing; Globalisation; Information technology; International labour markets; Migration policy; Skilled migration

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOR MIGRATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; OUTSOURCING; SKILLED LABOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846494324     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.442     Document Type: Article

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