Intermarriage, language, and economic assimilation process: A case study of France

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 127-144

  Meng, Xin ^a   Meurs, Dominique ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

Author keywords

France; Government policy; Immigration; Language; Mixed marriages; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149085577     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720910948447     Document Type: Article

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