Introduction: Immigrants and transnational experiences in world cities

GeoJournal

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 93-102

  Li, Wei ^a   Teixeira, Carlos ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Highly skilled and low skilled; International migration; Transnationalism; World cities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PERSONNEL;

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; WORLD CITIES;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SKILLED LABOR; WORLD CITY;

EID: 34347358457     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9070-3     Document Type: Review

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