International labor migration : foreign workers and public policy / David Bartram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartram, David, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers--Government policy.

Foreign workers.

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

ix, 199 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

Studies of international labour migration typically assume that foreign labour is a universal feature of wealthy economies. However, some wealthy societies do not import workers on a large scale, despite employers' pressures. Using Israel and Japan as empirical cases, this comparative-historical work investigates why some governments allow employers relatively free access to foreign labour, while others require alternative responses to labour shortages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191) and index.

ISBN:

1403946744

OCLC:

56826217