Nigerians in China: A Second State of Immobility

International Migration

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-80

  Haugen, Heidi Østbø ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SERVICE PROVISION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84857801464     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2011.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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