The Integration of Immigrants in Sweden: A Model for the European Union?

International Migration

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 48-66

  Wiesbrock, Anja ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; OECD;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79959996109     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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