Migration intentions of rural youth in the Westhoek, Flanders, Belgium and the Veenkoloniën, The Netherlands

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 428-436

  Thissen, Frans ^a   Fortuijn, Joos Droogleever ^a   Strijker, Dirk ^b   Haartsen, Tialda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Local attachment; Migration intentions; Representations; Rural youth; Veenkoloni n (Netherlands); Westhoek (Belgium)

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL SOCIETY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 78149468644     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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