Chinese migrants in Africa as new agents of development? An analytical framework

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 588-605

  Mohan, Giles ^a   Tan Mullins, May ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 69549086655     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2009.22     Document Type: Article

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