Cumulative causation, market transition, and emigration from China

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 706-737

  Liang, Zai ^a   Chunyu, Miao David ^a   Zhuang, Guotu ^b   Ye, Wenzhen ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK CITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349109855     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592860     Document Type: Article

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