Surviving underground: Irregular migrants, Italian families, invisible welfare

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-371

  Ambrosini, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic sector; Irregular immigration; Italy; Migration policies; Underground economy; Welfare system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865646243     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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