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... cent to 83 per cent , while the countries with the poorest 20 per cent saw their share fall from 2.3 per cent to 1.4 per cent . Expressed in 1989 US dollars , the absolute differ- ence in per capita income between the two increased from ...
... cent to 83 per cent , while the countries with the poorest 20 per cent saw their share fall from 2.3 per cent to 1.4 per cent . Expressed in 1989 US dollars , the absolute differ- ence in per capita income between the two increased from ...
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... cent compared with 27 per cent ) , but at the other end of the scale foreign - born men were much more likely than American - born men to have eight years of schooling or less ( 24 per cent compared with 4 per cent ) . Immigrant women ...
... cent compared with 27 per cent ) , but at the other end of the scale foreign - born men were much more likely than American - born men to have eight years of schooling or less ( 24 per cent compared with 4 per cent ) . Immigrant women ...
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... cent of dismissals appeared to have a clear ethnic basis . When jobs were being lost , and there was a choice ... cent for the whole population , for foreigners it was 4.5 per cent and for non - Scandinavians it was 6.3 per cent . In ...
... cent of dismissals appeared to have a clear ethnic basis . When jobs were being lost , and there was a choice ... cent for the whole population , for foreigners it was 4.5 per cent and for non - Scandinavians it was 6.3 per cent . In ...
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20 per cent abroad Africa America Arab areas Argentina arrivals Asia Asian asylum Australia average Bangladesh Belgium border British Canada Caribbean Census Chinese citizens Côte d'Ivoire coun cultural developing countries domestic workers earn economic emigration employers employment estimated ethnic European countries example Federal Republic Figure flows foreign-born France Government groups higher Hong Kong illegal immigrants immi immigrant workers increase Indian industrialized countries investment Italy Japan Japanese jus sanguinis jus soli Koreans labour force language large numbers largest numbers levels major Malaysia Mexican Mexico Middle East million Muslim native Netherlands overseas particularly Philippines plantations population proportion receiving countries recent recruitment refugees relatively remittances Republic of Germany Republic of Korea sending countries shortages skilled SOPEMI/OECD Source South Africa Soviet Union Spain Stanton Russell Taiwan China tend tion unemployed United Kingdom unskilled visas wages Western Europe women workforce