Patterns of migration in Arctic Alaska

Polar Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 69-89

  Howe, E Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; RURAL AREA; VILLAGE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350126646     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889370903000422     Document Type: Article

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