Indian information technology professionals' world system: The nation and the transnation in individuals' migration strategies

State/Nation/Transnation: Perspectives on Transnationalism in the Asia-Pacific

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 161-178

  Biao, Xiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84909080089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203497340     Document Type: Chapter

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