International migration : prospects and policies in a global market / edited by Douglas S. Massey, J. Edward Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Massey, Douglas S.

Taylor, J. Edward.

Series:

International studies in demography.

International studies in demography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 'International Migration' a multinational, multi-disciplinary group of scholars offer a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of global patterns of international migration which shows that the phenomenon is rooted in the expansion and consolidation of global markets rather than poverty or population growth.

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; 1. Introduction; PART I. PROSPECTS; 2. Population Growth and International Migration; 3. The Effects of Political and Economic Transition on International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe; 4. Trends in International Migration in and from Africa; 5. International Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region: Emerging Trends and Issues; 6. Immigration and the Labor Market in Metropolitan Buenos Aires; 7. Mexican Migration to the United States: The Effect of NAFTA; 8. Immigrants in the U.S. Economy; PART II. POLICIES IN SENDING NATIONS

9. Remittances, Savings, and Development in Migrant-Sending Areas10. Labor Export Strategies in Asia; 11. The Role of Recruiters in Labor Migration; 12. Return Migration in the Philippines: Issues and Policies; 13. International Migration, Identity, and Development in Oceania: A Synthesis of Ideas; PART III. POLICIES IN RECEIVING NATIONS; 14. Have the Occupational Skills of New Immigrants to the United States Declined Over Time? Evidence from the Immigrant Cohorts of 1977, 1982, and 1994; 15. Admissions Policies in Europe; 16. A New Paradigm for the European Asylum Regime

17. Immigrants and the Welfare State in Europe18. The Legacy of Welfare Reform for U.S. Immigrants; 19. Controlling International Migration through Enforcement: The Case of the United States; PART IV. PROSPECTS AND POLICIES RECONSIDERED; 20. Back to the Future: Immigration Research, Immigration Policy, and Globalization in the Twenty-first Century; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Series statement on jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-92514-4

9786611925147

0-19-153339-4

OCLC:

302370510