Labour migration, neoliberalism and ethno-politics in the new Europe: The Latvian case

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Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 952-982

  Woolfson, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethno politics; European Union enlargement; Labour migration; Latvia; Neoliberalism; Xenophobia

Indexed keywords

ETHNOPOLITICS; EUROPEAN UNION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR POLICY; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL INTEGRATION;

BALTIC STATES; EURASIA; EUROPE; LATVIA; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449499075     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2009.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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