Serving migrant workers: A challenging public service issue in China

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-190

  Ngok, Kinglun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Guangzhou; Migrant workers; Public services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863765050     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2012.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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