Social care stakeholders' perceptions of the recruitment of international practitioners in the United Kingdom-a qualitative study

European Journal of Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-408

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Hussein, Shereen ^a   Charles, Nigel ^a   Rapaport, Phillip ^a   Stevens, Martin ^a   Nagendran, Tayvanie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care Work; Globalisation; Labour Mobility; Migrant Workers; Social Care

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957086215     PISSN: 13691457     EISSN: 14682664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691450903403891     Document Type: Article

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