Managing labor migration in the twenty-first century / Philip Martin, Manolo Abella, and Christiane Kuptsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Philip L., 1949-

Contributor:

Abella, Manolo I.

Kuptsch, Christiane.

Series:

Global management series.

Global management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers.

Foreign workers--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 226 p.) ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why have ninety million workers around the globe left their homes for employment in other countries? What can be done to ensure that international labor migration is a force for global betterment? This groundbreaking book presents the most comprehensive analysis of the causes and effects of labor migration available, and it recommends sensible, sustainable migration policies that are fair to migrants and to the countries that open their doors to them. The authors survey recent trends in international migration for employment and demonstrate that the flow of authorized and illegal workers over borders presents a formidable challenge in countries and regions throughout the world. They note that not all migration is from undeveloped to developed countries and discuss the murky relations between immigration policies and politics. The book concludes with specific recommendations for justly managing the world's growing migrant workforce.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1. Why International Migration?

2. Global Migration Patterns And Issues

3. Highly Skilled Guest Workers

4. Guest Worker Programs

5. Managing Guest Workers

6. Thailand: Migration in a Tiger Economy

7. Managing Migration in the Twenty-first Century

Appendix: ILO Conventions on Migrants,

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Series statement taken from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.

ISBN:

9786611722463

9781281722461

1281722464

9780300129960

0300129963

OCLC:

1013950090