The political economy of temporary migration: Seasonal workers, tourists and sustaining New Zealand's labour force

Political Economy of Tourism: A Critical Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 139-155

  Lovelock, Kirsten ^a   Leopold, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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