The Ethnic Hierarchy of the Taxi Industry: Structural Changes and Social Mobility Among Migrant Drivers

The Norwegian taxi industry is an immigrant niche. Immigrant niches are often structured hierarchically, where workers are positioned in relation to their nationality or ethnicity. This article shows the existence of an ethnic hierarchy in the Oslo taxi industry, primarily between Pakistani and Soma...

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Published in:	Nordic Journal of Migration Research
Main Author:	Helga Hiim Stålhane
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Helsinki University Press 2025-01-01
Subjects:	immigrant niche ethnic hierarchy taxi industry
Online Access:	https://account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh-j-njmr/article/view/783

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