The Experiences of Accession 8 Migrants in England: Motivations, Work and Agency

International Migration

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 54-79

  Cook, Joanne ^a   Dwyer, Peter ^b   Waite, Louise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952730439     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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