Looking for a "missing link": Formal employment services and social networks in refugees' job search

Journal of Intercultural Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-152

  Torezani, Silvia ^a   Colic Peisker, Val ^a   Fozdar, Farida ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Employment Assistance; Labour Market Integration; Linking Social Capital; Refugees; Social Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149136159     PISSN: 07256868     EISSN: 14699540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07256860801938617     Document Type: Article

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