Looking beyond "Mow, blow and go": A case study of Mexican immigrant gardeners in Los Angeles

Berkeley Planning Journal

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-23

  Huerta, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349084968     PISSN: 10475192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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