The 'flexible' immigrant? Human capital discourse, the family household and labour market strategies

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-288

  Creese, Gillian ^a   Dyck, Isabel ^b   McLaren, Arlene Tigar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Human capital; Immigrant family households; Labour market strategies

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 51849085110     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-008-0061-0     Document Type: Article

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