title: Formal determinants of informal arrangements: housing and undocumented immigrants in Rotterdam.
abstract: "Using data on undocumented immigrants in the city of Rotterdam, it is argued that peculiarities of the Dutch housing market, especially the large degree of decommodification of the housing stock, lead to a specific housing situation and housing career of illegal immigrants....  The housing situation of undocumented immigrants in Rotterdam clearly shows how formal arrangements create conditions for informal practices.... A comparison between Dutch and U.S. data shows that differences in formal arrangements have substantial effects on the potential of ethnic solidarity within immigrant communities."
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burgers
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D009426:Netherlands; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Europe; Geographic Factors; Housing; Illegal Migrants; Informal Sector; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Netherlands; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution; Studies; United States; Western Europe