Crossing borders : regional and urban perspectives on international migration / edited by Cees Gorter, Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gorter, C.

Nijkamp, Peter.

Poot, Jacques.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Regional economics.

Urban economics.

Physical Description:

xv, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate, [1998]

Contents:

1 Regional and Urban Perspectives on International Migration: An Overview / Cees Gorter, Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot 1

Part A Theory and Evidence: An Economic Perspective

2 Migration, Economic Integration and Regional Growth / Peter Fischer 35

3 Welfare Effects of Immigration in the Presence of Public Goods: A Case for Entrance Fees? / Nadine Leiner 69

4 Causes of International Migration: A Survey / Thomas Bauer, Klaus Zimmermann 95

5 The Impact of Immigration on Labour Markets and Urban Infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand / Jacques Poot 129

Part B Spatial Clusters: International Patterns and Linkages

6 Differential Urbanization and International Migration: An Urban Systems Approach / Manie Geyer 161

7 Immigration: The Spatial Dimension / Gabriel Lipshitz 185

8 Contemporary Patterns of Labour Based Migration to The Netherlands / Arend Ode, Bert van der Knaap 203

Part C Spatial Clusters: Regional and Urban Patterns and Assimilation

9 Segregation, Polarization and Urban Policies in Amsterdam: An International Perspective / Sako Musterd, Wim Ostendorf, Matthijs Breebaart 225

10 Socioeconomic Implications of the Changing Spatial Distribution and Labour Market Experience of Ethnic Minorities in Britain / Anne Green 247

11 Integration of Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in the Israeli Housing and Job Markets: Regional Perspectives / Gabriel Lipshitz 269

12 Employment and Structural Change: Economic INtegration of Immigrants in the Swedish and Malmo Labour Markets 1970-1990 / Pieter Bevelander 295

Part D Migration Models

13 A Network-Based Model of International Migration / Brigitte Waldorf 323

14 An Explanatory Analysis of International Migration Flows Within the European Economic Area / Leo van Wissen, Harrie Visser 337

15 Migration and Earnings Attainment: A Comparison Between the United States and The Netherlands / Jouke van Dijk, Hendrik Folmer, Henry W. Herzog Jr., Alan M. Schlottmann 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1840148829

OCLC:

40682679