Minority ethnic men in British labour market (1972-2005)

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 231-244

  li, Yaojun ^a   Heath, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Ethnic groups; Human capital; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649107878     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330810881277     Document Type: Article

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