Strong ties, weak ties, and human capital: Latino immigrant employment outside the enclave

Rural Sociology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-269

  Pfeffer, Max J ^a   Parra, Pilar A ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; MIGRANT WORKER; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73049108852     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2009.tb00391.x     Document Type: Article

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