Ethnic segregation remains a conflicting issue and an important factor in understanding the dynamics of ethnically pluralistic cities. The question of segregation is seen in a widened context of the post-Fordist urban restructuring process. Ethnic minorities are facing growing social polarization trends. Because of severe qualification deficienaes g they are threatened by a growingmismatch on the labour market. Segregation in schools is seen as a factor diminishin achievement in the educational system and prospects on the labour market. A multi-level longitudinal analysis documents for Diisseldorf varying segregation patterns with relatively high spatial stability over time. The housing market i s seen as the determining factor of segregation.
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