Migration : economic change, social challenge / edited by Christian Dustmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dustmann, Christian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

ix, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

The changing economic reality of the last decade has prompted large movements of people across and within national borders, which, in turn, have given rise to new opportunities and challenges. This volume addresses a number of key aspects of these developments, by bringing together a unique collection of contributions, written by leading scholars from three different disciplines: economics, sociology, and political science. The first part of the book-Economic Change-starts with two case studies: The mass migration from the former Soviet Union to Israel in the early 1990s, and the mass migration from rural to urban areas in China that started in the mid 1990s. The final chapter of the first part provides a thorough introduction and overview into methodologies that can help to address numerous issues faced by researchers working with migration data, of the type underlying the analysis in the first two chapters. The second part of the book-Social Challenge-discusses how societies are shaped by immigration. It investigates the pitfalls of policies that do not take account of the implications for decisions of individual migrants, explores the important aspect of family reunification, and discusses whether society should follow a path towards a multicultural society or a society that forces newcomers to adopt existing cultures. Finally, this volume ponders whether the diversity created through migration impacts negatively on the societal structure of the receiving countries. These chapters together, written by some of the foremost experts in the areas, provide intriguing insights into the complexity of migratory phenomena and the challenges to policy and society at large. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge / Christian Dustmann Dustmann, Christian 1

Part 1 Economic Change

2 The Immigration from the Former Soviet Union to Israel: Evidence and Interpretation / Sarit Cohen Goldner Goldner, Sarit Cohen, Zvi Eckstein Eckstein, Zvi, Yoram Weiss Weiss, Yoram 10

3 The Role of Rural Migrants in the Chinese Urban Economy / Paul Frijters Frijters, Paul, Robert G. Gregory Gregory, Robert G., Xin Meng Meng, Xin 33

4 Learning about Migration Through Experiments / David McKenzie McKenzie, David 68

Part 2 Social Challenge

5 No Child Left Behind? US Immigration and Divided Families / Guillermina Jasso Jasso, Guillermina, Mark R. Rosenzweig Rosenzweig, Mark R. 83

6 Uninformed Policies and Reactionary Politics: A Cautionary Tale from the United States / Douglas S. Massey Massey, Douglas S. 118

7 Are We All Now Multiculturalists, Assimilationists, Both, or Neither? / Jack Citrin Citrin, Jack 138

8 Diversity, Social Capital, and Cohesion / Alejandro Portes Portes, Alejandro, Erik Vickstrom Vickstrom, Erik 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

9780198729624

0198729626

OCLC:

910930550