Causes and consequences of global migration / Joakim Ruist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruist, Joakim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2021.

Summary:

Migration has been a key feature of several far-reaching political events that have shaken the western world in recent years. How western countries handle issues of how to regulate immigration appears critical for their future development. Many agree on this, but at the same time think they know too little about these issues. This book has been written for those who want to find out more about why people migrate and what the consequences are of their doing so. It looks at what motives drive people to migrate and at migrants' economic outcomes in their destination countries. It describes the state of knowledge about the economic and social consequences of migration for the communities that receive the migrants. And it discusses what scope there is in the west for increasing the level of control over migration.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Half title

Title page

Copyright information

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Chapter 1-8

Chapter 1 What And Why

Chapter 2 180 Years of Migration

Background and migration before 1840

1840-1930: Migration to America

1930 until today: First lower migration, then rising

Migration and migrants in the West today

Final words: The importance of migration

Chapter 3 Who Migrate?

How well-informed are migration decisions?

Who have the most to gain from migrating?

Who remain in the destination country?

Final words

Chapter 4 Migrants' Incomes In Receiving Countries

Variation across sending and receiving countries

Variation in income developments over time

Refugees

Descendants of immigrants

Chapter 5 Economic Consequences In Receiving Countries

Consequences for labor markets

Consequences for public finances

Chapter 6 Consequences For Social Cohesion

Economic inequality

Ethnic diversity

Diversity and cohesion

Attitudes on immigration policy

Chapter 7 Consequences For Poorer Sending Countries

Remittances

Brain drain?

Chapter 8 Future Migration

Recent trends

Developments in underlying driving forces

How effectively can migration be controlled?

The global quest for talent

Self-regulating legal migration

Final words-really

End Matter

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Apr 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785276798

1785276794

9781785276781

1785276786

OCLC:

1243532838