Immigration and ethnic economies in giant cities

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 181, 2004, Pages 385-398

  Light, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; ETHNIC MINORITY; IMMIGRATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 5444271630     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-8701.2004.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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