Migration, development, and segmented assimilation: A conceptual review of the evidence

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-97

  Portes, Alejandro ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Downward mobility; Migration; Remittances; Segmented assimilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847686739     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716206296779     Document Type: Review

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