Earnings of Chinese immigrants in the enclave and mainstream economy

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-99

  Li, Peter S ^a   Dong, Chunhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 34248376558     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2007.tb01148.x     Document Type: Review

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