Elizabeth Mclean Petras
Biographic Data
| ID | 253514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Mclean Petras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth Mclean |
| FAMILY NAME | Petras |
| SIGNATURE | PETRAS E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850–1930
This book traces the historical process of the West Indian Labour Recruitment and migration out of Jamaica after the demise of the sugar industry. It examines how the availability of Jamaican immigrant labor between 1850 and 1930 fueled the accumulation of capital for entrepreneurs and investors.
Participatory research: Three models and an analysis
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930
Jamaican women in the US health industry: Caring, cooking and cleaning
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930
Returning Migrant Characteristics and Labor Market Demand in Greece
Returning Migrant Characteristics and Labor Market Demand in Greece
Immigrants who repatriate bring with them modern work skills which many observers in labor exporting regions describe as a great contribution to the mother country. Using data from two samples of Greek repatriates as well as projections of industrial labor force demands in Greece for the 1980s, this article challenges this concept. We find that the uneven regional development and stunted industrial growth which pushed these workers abroad are als…
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930
Spatial, environmental and resource policy in the developing countries
Economic Consequences of Migration and Return
The Global Labor Market in the Modern World-Economy
The role of national boundaries in a cross-national labour market
Participatory research: Three models and an analysis
The role of national boundaries in a cross-national labour market
Jamaican women in the US health industry: Caring, cooking and cleaning
Returning Migrant Characteristics and Labor Market Demand in Greece
Immigrants who repatriate bring with them modern work skills which many observers in labor exporting regions describe as a great contribution to the mother country. Using data from two samples of Greek repatriates as well as projections of industrial labor force demands in Greece for the 1980s, this article challenges this concept. We find that the uneven regional development and stunted industrial growth which pushed these workers abroad are als…
The role of national boundaries in a cross-national labour market
The Global Labor Market in the Modern World-Economy
Economic Consequences of Migration and Return
Spatial, environmental and resource policy in the developing countries
Returning Migrant Characteristics and Labor Market Demand in Greece
Returning Migrant Characteristics and Labor Market Demand in Greece
Immigrants who repatriate bring with them modern work skills which many observers in labor exporting regions describe as a great contribution to the mother country. Using data from two samples of Greek repatriates as well as projections of industrial labor force demands in Greece for the 1980s, this article challenges this concept. We find that the uneven regional development and stunted industrial growth which pushed these workers abroad are als…
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930
Jamaican women in the US health industry: Caring, cooking and cleaning
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930
Participatory research: Three models and an analysis
Jamaican Labor Migration: White Capital and Black Labor, 1850–1930
This book traces the historical process of the West Indian Labour Recruitment and migration out of Jamaica after the demise of the sugar industry. It examines how the availability of Jamaican immigrant labor between 1850 and 1930 fueled the accumulation of capital for entrepreneurs and investors.
Economics (9 works) · Labour economics (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (6 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Cuban History and Society (3 works)