The impact of spatial segregation on the employment outcomes amongst bangladeshi men and women in england and wales

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Khattab, Nabil ^a   Johnston, Ron ^a   Sirkeci, Ibrahim ^a   Modood, Tariq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladeshis in UK; Employment outcomes; Enclave economy; England; Ethnicity; Multilevel analysis; Residential segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749334266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2082     Document Type: Article

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