Occupational attainment of migrants and local workers: Findings from a survey in Shanghai's manufacturing sector

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-21

  Chen, Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; MIGRANT WORKER; OCCUPATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 78650362402     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009360685     Document Type: Article

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