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... cities . This found that for the 1980s there were indeed major differences between the cities in their rate of growth of wages for low - paid workers - highest in New York , lowest in Detroit , Houston and New Orleans . But the ...
... cities . This found that for the 1980s there were indeed major differences between the cities in their rate of growth of wages for low - paid workers - highest in New York , lowest in Detroit , Houston and New Orleans . But the ...
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... cities , ethnic groups also tend to cluster in specific neigh- bourhoods . This is partly because they look for the cheapest housing , usu- ally in the inner cities , then as they become more prosperous they may move out to the suburbs ...
... cities , ethnic groups also tend to cluster in specific neigh- bourhoods . This is partly because they look for the cheapest housing , usu- ally in the inner cities , then as they become more prosperous they may move out to the suburbs ...
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... cities , giving the impression that Koreans have a culturally ingrained entrepreneurial drive . In fact , the shopkeepers are often ex - lawyers , engineers , or even army gen- erals whose profession in the United States was more a ...
... cities , giving the impression that Koreans have a culturally ingrained entrepreneurial drive . In fact , the shopkeepers are often ex - lawyers , engineers , or even army gen- erals whose profession in the United States was more a ...
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