Cities and labour immigration : comparing policy responses in Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Tel Aviv / by Michael Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Michael, 1963-

Series:

Research in migration and ethnic relations series.

Research in migration and ethnic relations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers--Government policy--Europe--Case studies.

Foreign workers.

Foreign workers--Government policy--Israel--Tel Aviv.

Urban policy--Case studies.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Cities and labor immigration

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using a unique analytical framework based on host-stranger relations, this book explores the response of cities to the settlement of labour immigrants. Comparing the local policies of four cities - Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and Tel Aviv - Michael Alexander charts the development of migrant policies over time and situates them within the broader social context, providing a fuller understanding of the interaction between cities and their migrant populations.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables and Boxes; Preface; 1 Strangers at the City Gates; 2 Host-Stranger Relations in Theory and Practice; 3 Local Policies Toward Migrants - a Typology; 4 Rome: From Non-Policy to Delegation; 5 Tel Aviv: The Limits of Liberalism in a Guestworker Regime; 6 Paris: A Century of Assimilation; 7 Amsterdam: Pluralism and its Discontents; 8 Summary and Conclusions; Appendix: List of Interviews; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-351-16172-5

1-138-35668-9

0-8210-8622-7

0-429-33371-4

1-351-16171-7

1-351-16170-9

1-281-09893-0

9786611098933

0-7546-8586-1

9781351161725

OCLC:

476277456