Defining nations in Asia and Europe: A comparative analysis of ethnic return migration policy

International Migration Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 793-825

  Skrentny, John D ^a   Chan, Stephanie ^a   Fox, Jon ^b   Kim, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; IMMIGRATION POLICY; RETURN MIGRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST;

EID: 36048991246     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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