Entrepreneurs, social networks and work values of ethnic minorities in France

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 610-629

  Senik, Claudia ^a   Verdier, Thierry ^a,b,c  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Entrepreneurs; Ethnic minorities; France; Social capital; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949095939     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720810908929     Document Type: Article

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