The recruitment and retention of central and eastern european migrant workers in the United Kingdom: A Panacea or a problem under the new policies of 'Managed Migration'?

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1289-1300

  Pemberton, Simon ^a   Stevens, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and eastern european (cee) conomic migrants; Policy; Recruitment; Retention 'Agency'

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MARKET; MIGRANT WORKER; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); REGIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77958614357     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400903365185     Document Type: Article

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