International Migration and Rural Areas: Cross-National Comparative Perspectives /
- 1st ed.
- Burlington: Ashgate, 2009.
- 201 p.
1. Introduction : key issues in contemporary rural immigration / Myriam Simard and Birgit Jentsch -- 2. Taken by surprise : new immigrants in the rural United States / Leif Jensen and Tse-Chuan Yang -- 3. Retention and departure factors influencing highly skilled immigrants in rural areas : medical professionals in Quebec, Canada / Myriam Simard -- 4. From enthusiasm to perplexity and scepticism : international migrants in the rural regions of Greece and southern Europe / Charalambos Kasimis -- 5. Migration to rural Ireland : a North Cork case study / Liam Coakley and Piaras Mac Éinrí -- 6. The new Scottish rural labour market : processes of inclusion and exclusion / Mike Danson and Birgit Jentsch -- 7. Immigrants and receiving communities in rural Russia : experiences from the Central European and the Far East regions / Irina Ivakhnyuk -- 8. Conclusion : general trends and comparative perspectives on rural immigrants' integration / Birgit Jentsch and Myriam Simard.
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