Chinese migration to Singapore: Discourses and discontents in a globalizing nation-state

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-54

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Lin, Weiqiang ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; MIGRATION; NATION STATE; TYPOLOGY; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84878143973     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719681302200103     Document Type: Article

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