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Labor Mobility and the World Economy
. Ed(S): Foders, Federico; Langhammer, Rolf J. (Kiel Institute Of World Economics, Kiel, Germany)
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Description for Labor Mobility and the World Economy
Hardback. Looking at the migration research, this book seeks to contribute to the debate on the implications of labor flows and the scope for designing strategies to improve the management of migration both at the national and international levels. Editor(s): Foders, Federico; Langhammer, Rolf J. (Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany). Num Pages: 357 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
An increasing number of landings of illegal migrants on the coast of Italy and Spain, but also the recent riots, car-burnings, and street battles that occurred all across France and that have been attributed to the migrant community, seem to indicate that migration is likely to stay high on the European policy agenda for some time. The flow of migrants from poor to rich countries does not, however, constitute a typically European problem. V. S. public policy has also been facing a continued (legal and illegal) inflow of labor from different regions, notably Mexico and other Latin American countries. And ... Read more
An increasing number of landings of illegal migrants on the coast of Italy and Spain, but also the recent riots, car-burnings, and street battles that occurred all across France and that have been attributed to the migrant community, seem to indicate that migration is likely to stay high on the European policy agenda for some time. The flow of migrants from poor to rich countries does not, however, constitute a typically European problem. V. S. public policy has also been facing a continued (legal and illegal) inflow of labor from different regions, notably Mexico and other Latin American countries. And ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540310440
SKU
V9783540310440
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Labor Mobility and the World Economy
From the reviews: “This book resulted from the 2004 Kiel Week Conference with the same title. The conference focussed on an important aspect of globalisation, namely the increase in cross-border migration for employment reasons. … a particular strength of this book is the set of thoughtful comments on each chapter. … this book makes an important and timely contribution ... Read more