'Diversification' and 'Privatisation': Securing insecurities in the receiving country of Malaysia

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-303

  Chin, Christine B N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Gender; Migrant worker; Neoliberalism; Race; State strategy; Transnational labour

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950211028     PISSN: 14442213     EISSN: 17409314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14442210802485070     Document Type: Article

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