Work and the diaspora: Locating irish workers in the British labour market

Irish Journal of Sociology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 27-53

  O’Connor, Henrietta ^a   Goodwin, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937388409     PISSN: 07916035     EISSN: 20505280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/079160350201100203     Document Type: Article

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