The Recognised Seasonal Employer policy: Seeking the elusive triple wins for development through international migration

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-186

  Ramasamy, Sankar ^a,b,c   Krishnan, Vasantha ^a,b,c   Bedford, Richard ^a,b,c   Bedford, Charlotte ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Labour ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 56649097488     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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