Migration, immigration and emigration Books

Book SynopsisThe Arab Spring exposed the fundamental weakness of the non-oil Arab economies, namely, the imbalance between population growth and the labour market, resulting in the emergence of structural unemployment among young adults. By the early 2000s these economies faced impossible circumstances: in order to achieve substantial economic growth they had to reduce subsidies and increase privatisation -- economic policies that led to a deterioration of the living standards of the vast majority of the population. The Arab Spring created a new category in the region, that of "failed Arab state", characterised by a fallen "old regime" without a competent new regime to replace it. Civil wars resulted, along lines of religious or ethnic division, as in Syria (Alawites against Sunnis), Iraq (Shi'is against Sunnis and Kurds against Arabs) and in Yemen (Shiis against Sunnis). Regional divisions accounted for the civil war in Libya. The other side of the "new Arab map" is the Arabian Gulf oil states which continue to function as before, both politically and socioeconomically. Chapter 1 places Arab countries in the global demographic picture. Chapter 2 examines the quantity of the demographic records of Arab countries. Chapter 3 deals with patterns of population growth of Arab countries. Chapter 4 analyses the emergence of employment pressure. Chapter 5 discusses intra-Arab labour migration. Chapter 6 analyses natalist policies. The Concluding Chapter examines the "demographic fingerprint" of the Arab Spring which not only was the "core" of the revolution, but also its main consequence in the form of drawing the new political map of the Arab region according to an ethno-religious composition.Trade ReviewFrom a review of the second edition: This volume makes a valuable contribution to the Arab population policy literature by tracing the evolution of population policies in the Arab countries and by describing the factors that led to changes in these policies. --Studies in Family Planning

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Book SynopsisThe Arab Spring exposed the fundamental weakness of the non-oil Arab economies, namely, the imbalance between population growth and the labour market, resulting in the emergence of structural unemployment among young adults. By the early 2000s these economies faced impossible circumstances: in order to achieve substantial economic growth they had to reduce subsidies and increase privatisation -- economic policies that led to a deterioration of the living standards of the vast majority of the population. The Arab Spring created a new category in the region, that of "failed Arab state", characterised by a fallen "old regime" without a competent new regime to replace it. Civil wars resulted, along lines of religious or ethnic division, as in Syria (Alawites against Sunnis), Iraq (Shi'is against Sunnis and Kurds against Arabs) and in Yemen (Shiis against Sunnis). Regional divisions accounted for the civil war in Libya. The other side of the "new Arab map" is the Arabian Gulf oil states which continue to function as before, both politically and socioeconomically. Chapter 1 places Arab countries in the global demographic picture. Chapter 2 examines the quantity of the demographic records of Arab countries. Chapter 3 deals with patterns of population growth of Arab countries. Chapter 4 analyses the emergence of employment pressure. Chapter 5 discusses intra-Arab labour migration. Chapter 6 analyses natalist policies. The Concluding Chapter examines the "demographic fingerprint" of the Arab Spring which not only was the "core" of the revolution, but also its main consequence in the form of drawing the new political map of the Arab region according to an ethno-religious composition.Trade ReviewFrom a review of the second edition: This volume makes a valuable contribution to the Arab population policy literature by tracing the evolution of population policies in the Arab countries and by describing the factors that led to changes in these policies. --Studies in Family Planning

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Book SynopsisMigration makes a profound impression on identity (gender and sexuality, culture, class, status), its expressions, and performance. Research in this field has demonstrated that migrant communities often cast women as bearers of cultural reproduction. This is especially the case when women choose to become representatives of their community through cultural dance performances. Such performances are also a means to express the migrant life of movement and a way to maintain their sense of well-being. Dancing the Feminine is a compelling vision of expressions of gender and identity at the heart of the Asian womens experience. For the Indonesian female migrants, performing femininity is frequently negotiated in a cross-cultural context. The performances that author Monika Winarnita analyses are dramas of human interaction brought up through fissures and resolutions between the performers and their various audiences. The book provides analysis of these cultural performances as rituals of belonging, which demonstrate that in the diaspora meanings of the ritual are always open to being contested. A particular appeal of this book is the way in which cultural dance performance offers profound insight into migrants life experience as well as into how human beings tell their stories and interact with one another. Based on her experience of performing dance with Indonesian migrant women in Australia, the author provides a unique and novel set of research data that contributes to a diverse body of scholarly work in migration, performance, gender, sexuality and cultural studies, anthropology, and Asian studies.Trade ReviewMonika Winarnitas work provides an intellectually rigorous, insightful, original and engaging examination of the pursuit of traditional, authentic Indonesian dance performances by Indonesian immigrant women in Perth, Western Australia. -- Professor Henry Spiller (ethnomusicology) and Chair, Department of Music, UC Davis

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Book SynopsisHuman mobility has been a widely examined phenomenon in the social sciences, and in this increasingly globalized world migration continues to be of significant concern. The chapters comprising this volume on Thinking Beyond the State address the need to think beyond prevailing state discourses in problematizing human movements between Japan and the Philippines, by focusing on the presence of other actors involved in these processes. This collection investigates a range of issues that are part and parcel of the migration experience: citizenship and nationality, migrant incorporation and integration, human security, migrant welfare, philanthropy, identity, and multiculturalism. The editor and contributors aim to inform the larger public of the realities that are embedded in this particular phenomenon, as well as engage academics involved in migration studies. The book will be a valuable resource to those with professional interests in the East Asian region, most particularly in Japan and the Philippines.Trade ReviewAn important study that will be a major contribution to the field of Filipino migration studies. ... The research findings have implications for future policy-making and underscore the need for transnational approaches to migration that, as the books title suggests, think beyond the state. -- Professor Mina Roces, School of Humanities and Languages, The University of New South Wales

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Book SynopsisComing of Age in Madrid is a longitudinal study of twenty-seven Moroccan youth who migrated to Madrid as unaccompanied minors, passed their adolescence in the Spanish child-care system, and embarked on their lives as young adults; interviews were conducted over a period of six years in Spain and Morocco. The stories begin with narrators lives in Morocco, contextualizing their migratory experience, then follows them children traveling alone as they across the Strait of Gibraltar and make their way to Madrid; the study also engages with those who were deported, crossing the Strait once again as they were returned to Morocco. Using qualitative interviews to capture narrators accounts in their own words, this oral history examines their identity trans/formation, integration, and acculturation in Spain. Their individual voices and their collective wisdom contribute to an understanding of their experiences and by extension, that of unaccompanied child migrants everywhere, revealing larger lessons to be learned. Documenting their transition into adulthood, the book poses the crucial question, What becomes of unaccompanied migrant minors when they come of age? Unaccompanied minor migration is on the rise throughout the world, it is the new normal. As Spain and other nations grapple with increasing numbers of unaccompanied children on their borders, the importance of this study has immediate relevance for government policies and migration research. The history of unaccompanied Moroccan minors coming of age in Madrid contributes to the broader geographical discussion by responding to calls for contextualized, micro-scale, local research and the foregrounding and centralizing of the young migrants themselves.

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Book SynopsisComing of Age in Madrid is a longitudinal study of twenty-seven Moroccan youth who migrated to Madrid as unaccompanied minors, passed their adolescence in the Spanish child-care system, and embarked on their lives as young adults; interviews were conducted over a period of six years in Spain and Morocco. The stories begin with narrators lives in Morocco, contextualizing their migratory experience, then follows them children traveling alone as they across the Strait of Gibraltar and make their way to Madrid; the study also engages with those who were deported, crossing the Strait once again as they were returned to Morocco. Using qualitative interviews to capture narrators accounts in their own words, this oral history examines their identity trans/formation, integration, and acculturation in Spain. Their individual voices and their collective wisdom contribute to an understanding of their experiences and by extension, that of unaccompanied child migrants everywhere, revealing larger lessons to be learned. Documenting their transition into adulthood, the book poses the crucial question, What becomes of unaccompanied migrant minors when they come of age? Unaccompanied minor migration is on the rise throughout the world, it is the new normal. As Spain and other nations grapple with increasing numbers of unaccompanied children on their borders, the importance of this study has immediate relevance for government policies and migration research. The history of unaccompanied Moroccan minors coming of age in Madrid contributes to the broader geographical discussion by responding to calls for contextualized, micro-scale, local research and the foregrounding and centralizing of the young migrants themselves.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of immigration policy, and of economic and social policies involved in promoting the settlement of immigrants to Australia. It is based on research of two groups of recent immigrants who arrived six years apart during the 1990s holding a range of family reunion, skill and humanitarian visas. The contributors consider the immigrants' employment experiences, job search behaviour, language skills, health status and housing situations. This analysis is used to assess whether any differences observed between the two groups can be attributed to changes in immigration policy, social policies and labour market conditions. They conclude that policies do matter and that immigration policy has a greater impact than macroeconomic conditions in influencing immigrant settlement outcomes.The first comprehensive study of the relative effects of immigrant selection policy and macroeconomic conditions on immigrant settlement outcomes, this book will be of interest to economists, sociologists, demographers, political scientists and students.Trade Review'. . . this book makes an important contribution to the accountability of the public sector and government, and to these specific aspects of the immigration policy debate.' -- Katherine Gelber, Economic Record'Deborah Cobb-Clark and Siew-Ean Khoo are leading experts in immigration research. Here they have assembled a set of important studies that show how selective immigration policy affects subsequent outcomes for immigrants. The chapters exploit a unique longitudinal dataset that provides new insights into the factors that affect employment status, health and housing by cohort, gender and visa status. This volume sets high standards for immigration research and is essential reading for those interested in immigration policy reforms.' -- Timothy J. Hatton, University of Essex, UK and Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface Glossary PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Immigration to Australia During the 1990s: Institutional and Labour Market Influences Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller PART II: LABOUR MARKET ENTRY 2. Selection Policy and the Labour Market Outcomes of New Immigrants Deborah A. Cobb-Clark 3. Finding Employment After Migration: How Long Does It Take? Prem Jung Thapa and Tue Gørgens 4. Female Migrants’ Participation in the Australian Labour Market Ahn Tram Le PART III: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES 5. Language Skills and Immigrant Adjustment: The Role of Immigration Policy Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller 6. Immigrant Health in the Period After Arrival in Australia Steven Kennedy and James Ted McDonald 7. Immigrants’ Housing Outcomes in the Early Years of Settlement Siew-Ean Khoo PART IV: CONCLUSION 8. Public Policy and Immigration Settlement: How Much Does Immigrant Selection Matter? Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Siew-Ean Khoo Technical Appendix: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia Deborah A. Cobb-Clark References Index

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Book SynopsisAmidst mounting global policy attention directed toward international migration, this book offers an exhaustive review of the issues and evidence linking economic development in low-income countries with their migration experiences. The diversity of outcomes is explored in the context of; migration from East Europe and from the Maghreb to the EU; contract labor from South Asia in the Persian Gulf; highly skilled migrants moving to North America; and labor circulation within East Asia.Labor market responses at home, the brain drain, remittances, the roles of a diaspora, and return migration are each addressed, as well as an exploration of the effects of economic development upon migration and the implications of long-term dependence on a migration nexus. Robert Lucas concludes with an assessment of the winners and losers in the migration process, both at home and in the destination regions, before summarizing the main policy options open to both.This accessible and topical book offers invaluable insights to policy makers in both industrialized and developing countries as well as to scholars and researchers of economics, development, international relations and to specialists in migration.Trade Review'Robert E. B. Lucas draws together 15 chapters, including his own synopsis, on the important and somewhat controversial topic of international migration and economic development. Much prior work has focused on the interaction between internal migration and economic development with major emphasis on development in the migrants' destination. With its focus on the interaction between international migration and economic development in origin countries, this contribution diverges from much earlier work . . . Robert E. B. Lucas, is a major participant in this field of study, and he has drawn together a number of outstanding articles. Those who teach development economics would be wise to consider the International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development as a supplemental reader in their courses.' -- Michael J. Greenwood, Journal of Regional Science'. . . fascinating book. . . Lucas' study presents an overview of migration against the backdrop of globalisation, making it a fascinating and highly recommended read.' -- Antonio MartIn Artiles, Transfer'The book helps readers and policymakers to learn and think about the current status of complicated changing international migration and links with economic development in many countries and regions of the world.' -- Yasuko Hayase, The Developing Economies'Lucas provides a substantial contribution to our understanding of the effect of international migration on economic development as it exists at the turn of the millennium. He takes a remarkably even-handed approach to addressing the complex issues that surround migration and development today; seemingly willing to learn the truth no matter where it leads on this politically controversial issue. This impartial treatise will be useful to anyone studying migration, international labor markets, or economic development.' -- Kirk Dameron, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. The Context 2. The Determinants of Migration: Controls, Pressures and Outcomes Part II: Consequences for Economic Development in the Countries of Origin 3. Labor Market Responses to Emigration 4. Emigration of the Highly Skilled: Regimes, Costs and Responses 5. Reported and Informal Remittances: How Much? Who Sends? Who Benefits? 6. The Diaspora and Transnational Networks 7. Repeat and Return Migration: A Habit or ‘There and Back Again’ 8. Poverty, Inequality and the Social Impacts of Migration Part III: Conclusions: Policy Choices and the Political Economy of Migrations Regimes 9. Who Benefits from International Migration? Beyond Economic Development at Origin 10. Migration Regimes and Economic Development: Policy Implications References Index

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Book SynopsisThe rapid ageing of societies in many industrialized countries threatens the stability of unfunded public pension systems. An immigration policy that accepts young workers would appear to be a simple solution to the challenge, by increasing the number of contributors to the pension system. Tim Krieger uses public choice analysis to investigate whether a majority of voters would pursue an active immigration policy in order to stabilize its unfunded public pension system. Public Pensions and Immigration is a thorough and rigorous treatment of pension policy and international labor migration based on public choice theory, including an extensive discussion of pension policy in Europe and the challenges arising from increased labor mobility between EU member states. Tim Krieger reveals that the voting outcome critically depends on such parameters as the type of pension system, migrant qualifications and the possibility of return migration. He argues that the EU institutional framework, with respect to pension policy, cannot prevent harmful migration between EU member countries which is, in part, induced by differences in pension systems. This book will appeal to researchers and scholars in the fields of economics, public choice, political science, European integration and migration. Policymakers involved in pension policy, immigration policy and European integration policy will also find this an illuminating book.Trade Review'. . . it should be welcomed by analysts, researchers, and others interested in one of the most intractable problems of Western societies - the affordability of a welfare state when a population is ageing.' -- Jonathan Grant, Population Studies'The relationship between ageing societies and immigration raises a variety of key social and political questions. Krieger provides an invaluable examination of the issues particularly surrounding their impact on pensions, voting and public opinion. As public debate on immigration increasingly heats up, this is a very timely book.' -- Steven Vertovec, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Some Basic Facts on Ageing Societies and Immigration 3. Unfunded Pension Systems, Ageing Societies and Immigration 4. The Political Economy of Pension Policy and Immigration 5. A General Voting Model on Immigration and Pensions 6. Voting on Immigration when Pension Systems Differ 7. Redistribution and Labor Mobility 8. Pension Policy in the European Union 9. Pension Policy and the EU Eastern Enlargement 10. Concluding Remarks Appendices References Index

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Book Synopsis'As immigration has spread from traditional receiving nations to developed countries throughout the world, the economics of migration has become a burgeoning field of research. Amelie Constant and Klaus Zimmermann's International Handbook offers an excellent, state-of-the-art guide to the rapidly changing intellectual terrain, providing comprehensive coverage of the topics necessary to comprehend patterns and processes of migration in the world today. It will be an indispensable guide to scholars and policy-makers for years to come.'- Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, USMigration economics is a dynamic, fast-growing research area with significant and rising policy relevance. While its scope is continually extending, there is no authoritative treatment of its various branches in one volume. Written by 44 leading experts in the field, this carefully commissioned and refereed Handbook brings together 28 state-of-the-art chapters on migration research and related issues.Well-written and highly accessible, each chapter comprises a critical assessment of the status quo and presents challenges to the traditional economics of migration by addressing taboo issues. Topics explored include: child labor migrants; immigrant educational mismatch; ethnic hiring; immigrants, wages and obesity; ethnic identities and the nation-state; natural disasters and migration; immigration-religiosity intersections; immigration and crime; immigrants' time use; happiness and migration; diaspora resources and policies; and the evaluation of immigration policies.Forging new foundations in the field of migration and providing areas for future research, this Handbook will prove a seminal reference for academics and students with an interest in international and labor economics, and in regional studies. Social psychologists and behavioral scientists, as well as practitioners in political, cultural, social, demographic, environmental and healthcare arenas, will find the ethnic identities coverage and analysis of methods for studying ethnic identities an invaluable reference tool.Contributors: F.M. Antman, L.M. Argys, S.L. Averett, A. Aydemir, A.R. Belasen, B. Bell, A.F. Constant, D.J. DeVoretz, E.V. Edmonds, G.S. Epstein, R.W. Fairlie, G. Friebel, D. Furtado, T. García-Muñoz, C. Giulietti, M. Grignon, S. Guriev, T.J. Hatton, M. Kahanec, J. Kennan, J.L. Kohn, S. Machin, S. Neuman, D. Neumark, O. Nottmeyer, P.M. Orrenius, Y. Owusu, K. Patel, M. Piracha, S. Plaza, S.W. Polachek, D.C. Ribar, U. Rinne, Y. Savchenko, M. Shrestha, N.B. Simpson, A. Sweetman, S.J. Trejo, F. Vadean, F. Vella, J. Wahba, J.R. Walker, M. Zavodny, K.F. ZimmermannTrade Review’Constant and Zimmermann have assembled a collection of essays that is remarkable in one extremely important way: it integrates many novel research topics into the mainstream immigration literature, including ethnic hiring patterns, obesity, the economic consequences of interethnic marriages, the link between natural disasters and migration, immigrant time use, and the relationship between migration and happiness. These survey papers are destined to become beacons for future researchers as each of these topics will inevitably receive much more attention in future research.’ -- George Borjas, Harvard University’This is an extremely impressive volume which guides readers into thinking about migration in new ways. In its various chapters, international experts examine contemporary migration issues through a multitude of lenses ranging from child labor, human trafficking and jobs to the political economy of migration and refugees. The result is a fascinating assessment of the role of migration in driving population change in the modern age. This will surely serve as a reference volume for those interested in migration for years to come.’ -- Deborah Cobb-Clark, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Australia’A comprehensive, truly encyclopedic collection of original surveys and essays discussing migration and topics related to the movement of people among countries and areas. The studies both present and review the literature critically and in many cases offer new results. The basic theory is laid out right from the start, providing a nice introduction and framework for the other 27 chapters. While most are interesting and worth reading, as a novice in the field of migration I found the essays on human smuggling and natural disasters to be particularly enlightening and important. I can recommend this Handbook to any labor economist or sociologist with a scholarly interest, either for research or for instruction, in this general area. The volume is definitive.' -- - Daniel S. Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin, US and Royal Holloway, University of London, UK'As immigration has spread from traditional receiving nations to developed countries throughout the world, the economics of migration has become a burgeoning field of research. Amelie Constant and Klaus Zimmermann's International Handbook offers an excellent, state-of-the-art guide to the rapidly changing intellectual terrain, providing comprehensive coverage of the topics necessary to comprehend patterns and processes of migration in the world today. It will be an indispensable guide to scholars and policy-makers for years to come.' -- - Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Frontier Issues in Migration Research Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Migration and Ethnicity: An Introduction Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann PART II: THE MOVE 2. Modeling Individual Migration Decisions John Kennan and James R. Walker 3. The Economics of Circular Migration Amelie F. Constant, Olga Nottmeyer and Klaus F. Zimmermann 4. The International Migration of Health Professionals Michel Grignon, Yaw Owusu and Arthur Sweetman 5. Independent Child Labor Migrants Eric V. Edmonds and Maheshwor Shrestha 6. Human Smuggling Guido Friebel and Sergei Guriev PART III: PERFORMANCE AND THE LABOR MARKET 7. Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union Martin Kahanec 8. Minority and Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Access to Financial Capital Robert W. Fairlie 9. Migrant Educational Mismatch and the Labor Market Matloob Piracha and Florin Vadean 10. Ethnic Hiring David Neumark 11. Immigrants in Risky Occupations Pia M. Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny 12. Occupational Sorting of Ethnic Groups Krishna Patel, Yevgeniya Savchenko and Francis Vella 13. Immigrants, Wages and Obesity: The Weight of the Evidence Susan L. Averett, Laura M. Argys and Jennifer L. Kohn PART IV: NEW LINES OF RESEARCH 14. Immigrants, Ethnic Identities and the Nation-State Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann 15. Interethnic Marriages and their Economic Effects Delia Furtado and Steven J. Trejo 16. The Impact of Migration on Family Left Behind Francisca M. Antman 17. Natural Disasters and Migration Ariel R. Belasen and Solomon W. Polachek 18. Immigration–Religiosity Intersections at the Two Sides of the Atlantic: Europe and the United States Teresa García-Muñoz and Shoshana Neuman 19. Immigration and Crime Brian Bell and Stephen Machin 20. Immigrants’ Time Use: A Survey of Methods and Evidence David C. Ribar 21. Happiness and Migration Nicole B. Simpson PART V: POLICY ISSUES 22. Frontier Issues of the Political Economy of Migration Gil S. Epstein 23. Skill-based Immigrant Selection and Labor Market Outcomes by Visa Category Abdurrahman Aydemir 24. Refugee and Asylum Migration Timothy J. Hatton 25. The Economics of Immigrant Citizenship Ascension Don J. DeVoretz 26. Welfare Migration Corrado Giulietti and Jackline Wahba 27. Diaspora Resources and Policies Sonia Plaza 28. The Evaluation of Immigration Policies Ulf Rinne Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the grey streets of Coventry, to the green jungles of India, Neil Kulkarni chases the sounds of his past and ancient songs from the sub-continent to try and find himself a new way of listening to some of the oldest music on earth. Part touching memoir, part ferocious polemic, An Eastern Spring confronts race and the ghosts of the past in a fearless attempt to map our past, present and future as western music listeners.

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Book SynopsisThroughout the world, migration is an increasingly important and diverse component of population change, both at national and sub-national levels. Migration impacts on the distribution of knowledge and generates externalities and spillover effects. This book focuses on recent models and methods for analysing and forecasting migration, as well as on the basic trends, driving factors and institutional settings behind migration processes.Migration and Human Capital also looks at many current policy issues regarding migration, such as the creative class in metropolitan areas, the brain drain, regional diversity, population ageing, illegal immigration, ethnic networks and immigrant assimilation. With specific reference to Europe and North America, the book reviews and applies models of internal migration; analyses the spatial concentration of human capital; considers migration in a family context; and addresses the political economy of international migration. This book will be invaluable for researchers and policy makers in the fields of internal and international migration. It provides up-to-date readings for advanced courses that focus on migration and population change in a global context.Trade Review‘Migration and Human Capital also merits bookshelf space, and should be of interest. . . makes a valuable contribution.' -- Martin Bell, Journal of Population Research'The volume Migration and Human Capital deserves a place on the bookshelf of every economics migration researcher, established or incipient. It provides a number of important contributions to the literature and adds to our understanding of the fluid and increasingly complex process of intra- and international migration.' -- Gabriel Felbermayr, Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik'This book is, in a word, instructive. Poot, Waldorf, and van Wissen have compiled a series of migration and human capital papers with the unifying objective of demonstrating current methods, both theoretical and empirical, and contemporary issues, with emphasis on Europe. . . One of the refreshing aspects of the book is the clarity by which each author describes the theoretical underpinnings of their empirical model and the manner in which data limitations constrained the analysis. This makes the book a valuable resource for migration researchers.' -- Nancy E. White, Review of Regional Studies'Migration and Human Capital is an important contribution to migration research that will be appreciated by both scholars relatively new to migration research and experienced researchers. The book provides insights in the fluid process of migration in the globalized world. [The book] is a valuable addition to scholars interested in further understanding how the complex and dynamic process of migration has evolved in today's world.' -- Karen M. King, Papers in Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. Migration in a Globalised World: A New Paradigm Jacques Poot, Brigitte Waldorf and Leo van Wissen PART II: INTERNAL MIGRATION 2. Inter-regional Migration Modelling: A Review John Stillwell 3. In Search of a Modelling Strategy for Projecting Internal Migration in European Countries Leo van Wissen, Nicole van der Gaag, Phil Rees and John Stilwell 4. Internal Migration between US States: A Social Network Analysis Gunther Maier and Michael Vyborny PART III: HUMAN CAPITAL 5. Regional Concentration of Highly Educated Couples Signe Jauhiainen 6. The Emergence of a Knowledge Agglomeration: A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Intellectual Capital in Indiana Brigitte Waldorf 7. Knowledge Spillovers: Mobility of Highly Educated Workers within the High Technology Sector in Finland Kirsi Mukkala 8. Rural–Urban Income Disparities Among the Highly Educated Audrey Muhlenkamp and Brigitte Waldorf PART IV: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION 9. The Impact of Immigration on the Employment of Natives in Regional Labour Markets: A Meta-Analysis Simonetta Longhi, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot 10. Ethnic Network Externalities and Labour Market Integration Thomas de Graaff, Cees Gorter, Henri L.F. de Groot and Peter Nijkamp 11. International Economic Integration and Migration: The Case of Romania Daniela L. Constantin, Valentina Vasile, Diana Preda and Luminita Nicolescu 12. Migration Policies, Illegal Immigration and the Underground Economy Jesús Clemente, Gemma Larramona and Fernando Pueyo 13. Brain Drains, Brain Gains and Migration Policies Natasha T. Duncan Index

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Book SynopsisThe international migration of health workers has been described by Nelson Mandela as the ‘poaching’ of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions. This book examines the controversial recent history of skilled migration, and explores the economic and cultural rationale behind this rise of a complex global market in qualified migrants and its multifaceted outcomes. John Connell pays particular attention to the increase in demand for migrants in more developed countries due to the complex ramifications of aging, and new opportunities and expectations. He illustrates how globalization has linked sub-Saharan Africa to Europe and North America, and created new demand in Japan for international migrants from China and isolated island states. The long-established skill-drain, with its impact on household relations and negative consequences for health care, is carefully balanced against new flows of remittances, the return of skills and complex regional changes. Wide-ranging policy interventions, and greater social justice, have been challenged by the rise of the ‘competition state’ and limitations to economic growth in the global south.This comprehensive and definitive analysis of the global migration of health workers will prove an essential resource for academics and research students in health and social policy, and in the various disciplines that relate to migration, including sociology, economics and geography.Trade Review‘This book addresses a major current topic and attempts to cover the trends, arguments and dilemmas. The author is eminently qualified to tackle such an exercise as he has a long history of migration and other research, especially in the Pacific region. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the major issues together with detailed analysis and debate. . . this book is a major achievement for its intellectual depth and the international coverage provided. I would recommend it for policy makers, scholars, researchers and postgraduate students. It fills a gap in a very important but neglected policy area.’ -- Robyn Iredale, Journal of Population Research‘. . . the observations that John Connell makes about health systems worldwide in Migration and the Globalisation of Health Care are poignant and timely. He delivers a long-term prognosis for health systems throughout the world, and his findings should give us cause for alarm. Connell’s big-picture assessment of the status quo and his tried-and-tested recommendations for improving it deserve the attention of health policymakers and practitioners everywhere.’ -- Rick Docksai, World Future ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Geography of Need 3. Phases of Globalisation 4. The Scope for Migration 5. An Overseas Orientation: Towards Migration? 6. Moving Out? Rationales for Migration 7. Migration and Health Provision 8. The Costs and Benefits of Skill Drain 9. Policy Implications 10. The Enigma of Globalisation References Index

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Book SynopsisMigration and socioeconomic change brings new evidence to debates on urban regeneration in Britain: are we seeing urban renaissance, or is there city flight? This study examines 27 of the largest cities and city regions to find out whether they attract the talented people that they need to prosper. By examining the migration data of the 2001 Census of population, Britain's most and least successful cities are identified. There is also a look at more local population movements within the city regions of London, Birmingham and Bristol. Four key findings stand out: cities losing population included all the large conurbations plus most small cities in the North and West; London stood out in attracting many 'higher managerial and professional' people, and especially recent graduates; cities making strong gains from longer-distance movement mostly had growing local job numbers, plus some key quality of life characteristics and some cities attracting few longer-distance migrants also lose many migrants more locally, threatening their tax base and housing markets. The study gives much new information for urban and regional students and researchers, while the findings on individual cities can help target urban regeneration policies.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Urban population recovery: the statistical evidence; The within-UK migration exchanges of the 27 larger cities; The longer-distance movement of human capital; Population movement within the city region; Conclusions and implications.

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Book SynopsisIssues of asylum, migration, humanitarian protection and integration/belonging are of growing interest beyond the disciplines of refugee studies, migration, and social policy. Rooted in more than two decades of scholarship, this book uses critical social theory and the participatory, biographical and arts-based methods used with asylum seekers, refugees and emerging communities to explore the dynamics of the asylum-migration-community nexus. It argues that interdisciplinary analysis is required to deal with the complexity of the issues involved and offers understanding as praxis (purposeful knowledge), drawing on innovative research that is participatory, arts-based, performative and policy-relevant.Trade Review"This thoughtful and broad-ranging book will appeal to students, researchers and academics at all levels as well as those working on the ground with asylumseekers and refugees." --Crime Media Culture journal"Asylum, Migration and Community provides the reader with a taste of more than a decade of O’Neill’s highly valuable research crossing the boundaries of ethnography, community building and arts." Critical Sociology"Maggie O'Neill's book is an essential and superb contribution to refugee and migration studies. It is indispensable reading for those who wish to create global and local communities without humiliation." Evelin G. Lindner, MD, PhDs, Founding President of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies"Like the asylum seekers and migrants she studies, Maggie O'Neill brings a rich cargo of ideas and images to the terrain she enters, from psychoanalysis and Marxism, to creative and innovative participatory methods. Her book should engage scholars across a wide range of disciplines." Janice Haaken, Professor of Psychology, Portland State UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Part one: Globalisation and the asylum-migration-community nexus: Introduction: the asylum-migration-community nexus; Globalisation, humiliation, transnational communities and social justice; Human rights and the law; Part two: Contemporary Theoretical and Methodological approaches: Researching the asylum-migration-community nexus; Re-presenting refugees and asylum seekers in the British media; Diasporic communities and the impact of dispersal: participatory action research and participatory arts; Unaccompanied children and young people; Women Refugees: a safe haven?; Part three: Performative Praxis: Social Policy and the asylum-migration-community nexus: Fortress Europe? Borders, containment and emerging communities; Refused asylum seekers, destitution, poverty and the role of social networks; The Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HDHS) global network and the search for social justice; Conclusion: asylum, migration and communities - what next?

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Book SynopsisIssues of asylum, migration, humanitarian protection and integration/belonging are of growing interest beyond the disciplines of refugee studies, migration, and social policy. Rooted in more than two decades of scholarship, this book uses critical social theory and the participatory, biographical and arts-based methods used with asylum seekers, refugees and emerging communities to explore the dynamics of the asylum-migration-community nexus. It argues that interdisciplinary analysis is required to deal with the complexity of the issues involved and offers understanding as praxis (purposeful knowledge), drawing on innovative research that is participatory, arts-based, performative and policy-relevant.Trade Review"This thoughtful and broad-ranging book will appeal to students, researchers and academics at all levels as well as those working on the ground with asylumseekers and refugees." --Crime Media Culture journal"Asylum, Migration and Community provides the reader with a taste of more than a decade of O’Neill’s highly valuable research crossing the boundaries of ethnography, community building and arts." Critical Sociology"Maggie O'Neill's book is an essential and superb contribution to refugee and migration studies. It is indispensable reading for those who wish to create global and local communities without humiliation." Evelin G. Lindner, MD, PhDs, Founding President of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies"Like the asylum seekers and migrants she studies, Maggie O'Neill brings a rich cargo of ideas and images to the terrain she enters, from psychoanalysis and Marxism, to creative and innovative participatory methods. Her book should engage scholars across a wide range of disciplines." Janice Haaken, Professor of Psychology, Portland State UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Part one: Globalisation and the asylum-migration-community nexus: Introduction: the asylum-migration-community nexus; Globalisation, humiliation, transnational communities and social justice; Human rights and the law; Part two: Contemporary Theoretical and Methodological approaches: Researching the asylum-migration-community nexus; Re-presenting refugees and asylum seekers in the British media; Diasporic communities and the impact of dispersal: participatory action research and participatory arts; Unaccompanied children and young people; Women Refugees: a safe haven?; Part three: Performative Praxis: Social Policy and the asylum-migration-community nexus: Fortress Europe? Borders, containment and emerging communities; Refused asylum seekers, destitution, poverty and the role of social networks; The Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HDHS) global network and the search for social justice; Conclusion: asylum, migration and communities - what next?

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Book SynopsisA contribution to one of the most hotly contested issues in Europe, The migration debate provides a well-balanced, critical analysis of UK migration policies, in a European context, from entry controls through to integration and citizenship. Exploring the pressures and constraints that have shaped a rapidly shifting policy terrain, this accessible overview offers a considered assessment of policy options to provide the foundation for a less polarised, better-informed public debate. Unusual in its coverage of immigration for work, study, family and protection, and in its insistence that an understanding of integration processes must be considered alongside analysis of entry controls, The migration debate will be of equal value to policy makers as to a multi-disciplinary academic readership.Trade Review"Sarah Spencer, a pre-eminent analyst and observer of UK immigration, has written another well-reasoned, dispassionate, carefully documented and, above all, thoughtful, analysis and critique of recent and current immigration policy and political debates. The choice of topics, relative brevity, and clear prose make this a must-read publication on this politically difficult topic." Demetrios G. Papademetriou, President, Migration Policy Institute"Sarah Spencer is the leading expert on developments in immigration policy in the UK over the last two decades. Her new book will set the standard for thinking on how and why policy has changed and the options for a more informed migration regime in the future." Will Somerville, Migration Policy Institute"While migration is a topic that can generate more heat than light, this book provides an indispensable guide to the key issues that shape debates about migration. The range, depth and clarity of the analysis make this book a must-read for anyone interested in this important subject." Andrew Geddes, University of Sheffield"A valuable additon to the growing literature on (post)modern day migration." International Migration and Integration"Sarah Spencer’s The Migration Debate provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of these developments. Spencer knowsUKmigration policies inside out, and it shows." James Hampshire Ethnic and Racial Studies"Spencer provides a masterly overview of debates on UK immigration, in the process dispelling a host of common misconceptions about migration trends and policies. The book will be essential reading for anyone keen to cut through the confusing and often misleading arguments bandied around in current policy debates." Christina Boswell, University of Edinburgh"This is a daring book. At a time when public debate is mired in ignorance and extremism, Sarah Spencer offers her readers a rational and comprehensive survey of policy and its effects. Sober, realistic and intelligent." Trevor Phillips, Equality and Human Rights Commission"Sarah Spencer's deep knowledge of migration policy in Europe is the result of working closely with policy makers and practitioners over many years. Her insightful and well-balanced analysis of past and current migration debates mean that this is a 'must-read' for anyone with an interest in the complexities of migration policy making and in understanding both the immediate and longer terms implications of immigration." Heaven Crawley, Swansea UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Migration policy in the 21st Century; Protection: Asylum and refugee policy; Migration for work and study; Family migration; Irregular migration; 'Integration' and Citizenship; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides innovative insights into one of the most controversial and important subjects of the 21st century: migration and social integration. Empirically, the volume offers comprehensive grounding in the relationships between migration, migration policies and social protection/inclusion in the enlarged European Union and its member states. Theoretically, the collection moves the debate on migration and integration policies onto new terrain. It explains how policies in this field are produced by institutional frameworks, political strategy, and contingent responses to events, but that these are themselves shaped by emotions, discourses, narratives, formal and informal aspects of governance. With contributions from leading international experts, the book can be used by academics and professionals as well as by undergraduate and postgraduate students.Trade Review"...genuinely enhances the reader’s insight into the often complex issues at stake in the field of migration....high quality and genuinely interesting." Wim van Lancker in Journal of Common Market Studies"This book is a well-written and welcome contribution to the comparatively scarce literature on the relationship between migration, integration and welfare states." International Journal of Social Welfare"In this volume, the authors bring to the forefront the complexity of the migration-welfare nexus, acknowledging the different national legacies and languages of these two policy spheres. Subsequently, linking theoretical debates with insight from significant empirical grounds, this well-edited volume brings to light the full complexity of migration and social integration in contemporary European welfare states." Camilla Nordberg International Journal of Social Welfare"This analytically astute and empirically rich volume focuses on the interaction between policies and migrant integration, a decade after the first volume on Migration and the Welfare State. The research is presented by a nice line-up of scholars and contributes to the policy literature as well as to migration and social policy studies." Virginie Guiraudon, CERAPS, University of Lille 2"Migration, social protection and social integration represent subjects of major and critical concern at both the EU and member state levels. This very timely book offers an excellent overview, analysis, and understanding of challenges for the European migration-social policy nexus." Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen, Norway, and Hertie School of Governance, GermanyTable of ContentsGoverning migration and welfare: institutions and emotions in the production of differential inclusion ~ Emma Carmel and Alfio Cerami; Part one: Theoretical Background; Immigration and the variety of migrant integration regimes in the European Union ~ Theodoros Papadopoulos; EU migration governance: utility, security and integration ~ Emma Carmel; Human rights and the politics of migration in the European Union ~ Alfio Cerami;Labour migration and labour market integration: causes and challenges ~ Bent Greve; Part two: Migration and social protection policies in the EU: country studies; Towards a security-oriented migration policy model? Evidence from the Italian case ~ Tiziana Caponio and Paolo R. Graziano; Differential inclusion in Germany's conservative welfare state: policy legacies and structural constraints ~ Lutz C. Kaiser and Regine Paul; Welfare or work: migrants' selective integration in Finland ~ Saara Koikkalainen, Timo Tammilehto, Olli Kangas, Marja Katisko, Seppo Koskinen and Asko Suikkanen; Migration in Hungary: historical legacies and differential integration ~ Ioana Rusu; Wilful negligence: migration policy, migrants' work and the absence of social protection in the UK ~ Mick Wilkinson and Gary Craig; Part three: Social and migration policy nexus: critical issues; Local immigrant communities, welfare, and culture: an integration/segregation dilemma ~ Siniša Zrinščak; Contentious opportunities: comparing metropolitan policymaking for immigrants in France and Italy ~ Manlio Cinalli and Alessandra El Hariri; A categorical immigration policy: welfare, integration and the production of inequality ~ John Gal and Jennifer Oser; Conclusions: What future for migration? ~ Emma Carmel, Alfio Cerami and Theodoros Papadopoulos.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides innovative insights into one of the most controversial and important subjects of the 21st century: migration and social integration. Empirically, the volume offers comprehensive grounding in the relationships between migration, migration policies and social protection/inclusion in the enlarged European Union and its member states. Theoretically, the collection moves the debate on migration and integration policies onto new terrain. It explains how policies in this field are produced by institutional frameworks, political strategy, and contingent responses to events, but that these are themselves shaped by emotions, discourses, narratives, formal and informal aspects of governance. With contributions from leading international experts, the book can be used by academics and professionals as well as by undergraduate and postgraduate students.Trade Review"...genuinely enhances the reader’s insight into the often complex issues at stake in the field of migration....high quality and genuinely interesting." Wim van Lancker in Journal of Common Market Studies"This book is a well-written and welcome contribution to the comparatively scarce literature on the relationship between migration, integration and welfare states." International Journal of Social Welfare"In this volume, the authors bring to the forefront the complexity of the migration-welfare nexus, acknowledging the different national legacies and languages of these two policy spheres. Subsequently, linking theoretical debates with insight from significant empirical grounds, this well-edited volume brings to light the full complexity of migration and social integration in contemporary European welfare states." Camilla Nordberg International Journal of Social Welfare"This analytically astute and empirically rich volume focuses on the interaction between policies and migrant integration, a decade after the first volume on Migration and the Welfare State. The research is presented by a nice line-up of scholars and contributes to the policy literature as well as to migration and social policy studies." Virginie Guiraudon, CERAPS, University of Lille 2"Migration, social protection and social integration represent subjects of major and critical concern at both the EU and member state levels. This very timely book offers an excellent overview, analysis, and understanding of challenges for the European migration-social policy nexus." Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen, Norway, and Hertie School of Governance, GermanyTable of ContentsGoverning migration and welfare: institutions and emotions in the production of differential inclusion ~ Emma Carmel and Alfio Cerami; Part one: Theoretical Background; Immigration and the variety of migrant integration regimes in the European Union ~ Theodoros Papadopoulos; EU migration governance: utility, security and integration ~ Emma Carmel; Human rights and the politics of migration in the European Union ~ Alfio Cerami;Labour migration and labour market integration: causes and challenges ~ Bent Greve; Part two: Migration and social protection policies in the EU: country studies; Towards a security-oriented migration policy model? Evidence from the Italian case ~ Tiziana Caponio and Paolo R. Graziano; Differential inclusion in Germany's conservative welfare state: policy legacies and structural constraints ~ Lutz C. Kaiser and Regine Paul; Welfare or work: migrants' selective integration in Finland ~ Saara Koikkalainen, Timo Tammilehto, Olli Kangas, Marja Katisko, Seppo Koskinen and Asko Suikkanen; Migration in Hungary: historical legacies and differential integration ~ Ioana Rusu; Wilful negligence: migration policy, migrants' work and the absence of social protection in the UK ~ Mick Wilkinson and Gary Craig; Part three: Social and migration policy nexus: critical issues; Local immigrant communities, welfare, and culture: an integration/segregation dilemma ~ Siniša Zrinščak; Contentious opportunities: comparing metropolitan policymaking for immigrants in France and Italy ~ Manlio Cinalli and Alessandra El Hariri; A categorical immigration policy: welfare, integration and the production of inequality ~ John Gal and Jennifer Oser; Conclusions: What future for migration? ~ Emma Carmel, Alfio Cerami and Theodoros Papadopoulos.

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Book SynopsisBased on 115 interviews with Polish mothers in the UK and Poland, as well as a specially-commissioned opinion poll, this topical book discusses recent Polish migration to the UK. In a vivid account of every stage of the migration process, the book explores why so many Poles have migrated since 2004, why more children migrate with their families and how working-class families in the West of England make decisions about whether to stay. With a fully revised introduction for the paperback edition, it covers many broader themes - including livelihoods and migration cultures in Poland, experiences of integration into UK communities and issues surrounding return to Poland. This book is highly relevant to migration policy across Europe and beyond. It will be of interest to policy-makers and the general public as well as students and scholars. Winner of the BASEES George Blazyca Prize 2011.Trade Review"Well referenced and rich in thought-provoking analysis, it makes a significant contribution to academic and policy debates about new immigration in Europe" Housing Studies"This book should be regarded as an important contribution to migration literature, and therefore is highly recommended to those interested in this literature." Europe-Asia Studies, March 2012"The post-enlargement migration of Poles into the UK has struck both the experts and societies by its scale and character. This book explores factors which help determine Polish families’ decisions about how long to stay in the UK and whether to return to Poland or not. It should be required reading for all those seeking to understand the causes of international migration in the enlarged Europe." Krystyna Iglicka, Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw"The scale of migration of Poles to the UK after 2004 took many people by surprise and changed the culture and economy of the UK. If you want to find out what really happened by understanding the perspective of Polish families both in the UK and in Poland, read this authoritative and informative book. An excellent piece of research." Claire Wallace, Professor of Sociology, University of AberdeenTable of ContentsIntroduction; Post-communist Poland: social change and migration; Small-town livelihoods; Local migration cultures: compulsion and sacrifice; Local migration cultures: opportunities and 'pull factors'; Parental migration with and without children; The emotional impact of migration on communities in Poland; Integration into British society; Being Polish in England ; Return to Poland; Conclusions.; Afterword: Polish migration since 2010

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first specifically to explore methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in both service evaluation and development and research more generally. It builds on a two-year seminar series funded by the ESRC and attended by members of a range of statutory and voluntary organisations, as well as academics and refugees themselves. The participants jointly drew up a set of good practice guidelines that are re-produced in the book for the first time. Key features include a focus on the methodology for active involvement of refugees; a discussion of barriers to involvement; suggestions for overcoming barriers; analysis of existing practices and ideas for change and a discussion of the implications for policy, research and practice. Doing research with refugees is essential reading for anyone working with in the field. This includes academics, researchers, health and social care providers and voluntary organisations. Refugees themselves who are interested in their role in service evaluation, development and research will also find the book of interest.Trade Review"... a lively, accessible book with a humane and open approach to the subject. ... this is a useful and thorough guide for anyone planning to undertake research in this area. It is a thought provoking and sometimes moving account of a diverse group of people who have used research in an attempt to give refugees a greater voice in society." Diversity in Health and Social CareTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Bogusia Temple and Rhetta Moran; Refugees as researchers: experiences from the project 'Bridges and fences: paths to refugee integration in the EU' ~ Elizabeth Mestheneos; Limited exchanges: approaches to involving people who do not speak English in research and service development ~ Bogusia Temple and Rosalind Edwards; Breaking the silence: participatory research processes about health with Somali refugee people seeking asylum ~ Rhetta Moran, Zeinab Mohamed and Hermione Lovel; Home/lessness as an indicator of integration: interviewing refugees about the meaning of home and accommodation ~ Priya Kissoon; The community leader, the politician and the policeman: a personal perspective ~ Manawar Jan-Khan; Complexity and community empowerment in regeneration, 2002-04 ~ Felicity Greenham with Rhetta Moran; Refugee voices as evidence in policy and practice ~ Kirsteen Tait; Challenging barriers to participation in qualitative research: involving disabled refugees ~ Jennifer Harris and Keri Roberts; Why religion matters ~ M. Louise Pirouet; Action learning: a research approach that helped me to rediscover my integrity ~ Anna Maria Miwanda Bagenda.

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Book SynopsisAmidst mounting global policy attention directed toward international migration, this book offers an exhaustive review of the issues and evidence linking economic development in low-income countries with their migration experiences. The diversity of outcomes is explored in the context of; migration from East Europe and from the Maghreb to the EU; contract labor from South Asia in the Persian Gulf; highly skilled migrants moving to North America; and labor circulation within East Asia.Labor market responses at home, the brain drain, remittances, the roles of a diaspora, and return migration are each addressed, as well as an exploration of the effects of economic development upon migration and the implications of long-term dependence on a migration nexus. Robert Lucas concludes with an assessment of the winners and losers in the migration process, both at home and in the destination regions, before summarizing the main policy options open to both.This accessible and topical book offers invaluable insights to policy makers in both industrialized and developing countries as well as to scholars and researchers of economics, development, international relations and to specialists in migration.Trade Review'Robert E. B. Lucas draws together 15 chapters, including his own synopsis, on the important and somewhat controversial topic of international migration and economic development. Much prior work has focused on the interaction between internal migration and economic development with major emphasis on development in the migrants' destination. With its focus on the interaction between international migration and economic development in origin countries, this contribution diverges from much earlier work . . . Robert E. B. Lucas, is a major participant in this field of study, and he has drawn together a number of outstanding articles. Those who teach development economics would be wise to consider the International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development as a supplemental reader in their courses.' -- Michael J. Greenwood, Journal of Regional Science'. . . fascinating book. . . Lucas' study presents an overview of migration against the backdrop of globalisation, making it a fascinating and highly recommended read.' -- Antonio MartIn Artiles, Transfer'The book helps readers and policymakers to learn and think about the current status of complicated changing international migration and links with economic development in many countries and regions of the world.' -- Yasuko Hayase, The Developing Economies'Lucas provides a substantial contribution to our understanding of the effect of international migration on economic development as it exists at the turn of the millennium. He takes a remarkably even-handed approach to addressing the complex issues that surround migration and development today; seemingly willing to learn the truth no matter where it leads on this politically controversial issue. This impartial treatise will be useful to anyone studying migration, international labor markets, or economic development.' -- Kirk Dameron, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. The Context 2. The Determinants of Migration: Controls, Pressures and Outcomes Part II: Consequences for Economic Development in the Countries of Origin 3. Labor Market Responses to Emigration 4. Emigration of the Highly Skilled: Regimes, Costs and Responses 5. Reported and Informal Remittances: How Much? Who Sends? Who Benefits? 6. The Diaspora and Transnational Networks 7. Repeat and Return Migration: A Habit or ‘There and Back Again’ 8. Poverty, Inequality and the Social Impacts of Migration Part III: Conclusions: Policy Choices and the Political Economy of Migrations Regimes 9. Who Benefits from International Migration? Beyond Economic Development at Origin 10. Migration Regimes and Economic Development: Policy Implications References Index

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Book SynopsisThe enlargement of the European Union has had an enormous impact on migration within Europe. This book addresses the form of these effects, outlining the social, political and economic problems created by the free movement of people within the European Union.The eminent European contributors to this book explore the ways in which nation states and the EU seek to promote the benefits of migration but at the same time counter threats arising from dislocation. The advantages and costs of migration are considered, as is the crucial problem of who gains and loses from migration. Underpinning the analysis are studies on retirement migrants in Turkey and migrant workers in countries including Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and the UK, which highlight the impact of immigration in the host states, the motivation for migration within the EU as well as the issues of societal integration of migrants and the need for control as a consequence of growing levels of migration.This timely and relevant study will strongly appeal to scholars and researchers in a wide range of fields including European studies, migration studies, social policy, human geography, international relations and sociology.Trade Review'The papers presented in this volume form a homogeneous body of knowledge with many facets. The topics researched present a wide variety. . . This volume offers solid research on a variety of issues in the study of migration.' -- Theodore P. Lianos, South-Eastern Europe Journal of EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Migration and Mobility in Europe: An Introduction Heinz Fassmann and David Lane PART I: COSTS AND BENEFITS OF MIGRATION 2. Winners and Losers of Migration in the European Context: Economic Aspects Robert Rowthorn 3. Shortage of Skilled Workers: Myths and Realities Franz Heschl 4. Understanding Migration Decisions in Eastern and Western Europe: Perceived Costs and Benefits of Mobility Didier Fouarge and Peter Ester 5. The Wrong Portuguese? Youth and Geographical Mobility Intentions in Portugal David Cairns PART II: PATTERNS OF MIGRATION AND MOBILITY 6. Free-moving West Europeans: An Empirically Based Portrait Michael Braun and Ettore Recchi 7. A Suspended Status: The Puzzle of Polish Workers in the West Midlands Guglielmo Meardi 8. Turkey, the New Destination for International Retirement Migration Canan Balkır and Berna Kırkulak 9. Recent Migration from the New European Borderlands Claire Wallace and Kathryn Vincent 10. The Entry of Female Immigrants into Personal Home Care Services in Spain Raquel Martínez Buján PART III: PROBLEMS OF RETURN AND MIGRANT INTEGRATION 11. Turkish Minorities in Europe: Towards Societal Integration or the Rise of ‘Parallel Societies’ Olga Kutsenko 12. Employment Rates of Return Migrants: The Finnish Case Jan Saarela and Fjalar Finnäs PART IV: STATE CONTROL AND CITIZEN RIGHTS 13. The Future of Border Control: Risk Management of Migration in the UK James Hampshire 14. Tracing, Identifying and Sorting. The Role of EU Migration Databases in the Internal Control on Irregular Migrants Dennis Broeders 15. Recent Tendencies in Immigration Control Policies in Europe: Undermining Legal Safeguards and Refugee Protection? Bente Puntervold Bø Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an important assembly of research findings for all who are interested either in changing or reinforcing present immigration policy. Both comprehensive and up-to-date, the study of the demographic, economic, and social interaction between immigration and internal mobility in the U.S. is based on a fresh analysis of the most recent data from all major available sources.Covering the past century through the present, the research reflects the concerns and problems of communities that receive migrants, as well as those of the migrants themselves. It provides a factual basis for negotiation between the strong demands for liberalized immigration laws and the equally strong public reaction toward unauthorized immigration. Emphasis is placed upon metropolitan areas, and their central cities and suburban communities. The authors study the role of mobility in neighborhood 'turnover' from one ethnic group to another, and how mobility both sustains and weakens clustering by income class, and individual motives for mobility. They find that the hypothesis of the 'healthy immigrant' does not extend into, but is in fact reversed, in old age. The book documents how the long-term economic and social adjustment of immigrants is highly dependent upon their skill level and education at time of entry, and discusses the implications of unauthorized immigration. This multidisciplinary and highly readable volume will appeal to demographers, economists and public policy specialists, as well as academics in labor and industrial economics, sociology, and geography.Trade Review'It is a lucid account, replete with detail, supported by extensive tables, and written in a form that will be readily accessible to a wide readership.' -- Martin Bell, Journal of Population ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Basics of Contemporary U.S. Internal Mobility and Immigration 2. Why Americans Move 3. Differential Composition of Metro and Nonmetro Migration Streams 4. Internal Migration and Immigration for Individual U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1995–2000, in Ecological and Race-Ethnic Perspective 5. Mobility Dynamic of Metro Areas with Large Net Internal Migration Losses and Gains 6. Neighborhood Mobility in Central Cities, Suburbs, and Nonmetro Areas in Race-Ethnic Perspective 7. Income Stratification of U.S. Neighborhoods, 1990–2000: What Roles Does Mobility Currently Play? 8. Immigration and Health in Old Age 9. Comparative Adjustment of Immigrants Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines the immense surges in immigration since the mid-1990s in Australia and the United States, two of the world's most important settler-receiving countries.Australia's shift to a points-based, skills-oriented system is contrasted with the political deadlock that has prevented any basic change in US immigration policy during this period. Focusing on immigration policy trends, effects on labour markets, successes and failures in integrating massive numbers of new immigrants, and the future of multiculturalism, the book ponders many of the policy dilemmas that confront both countries.Drawing on extensive research findings in the field of immigration policy, this book will prove a fascinating read for both scholars and postgraduate students working on immigration, as well as undergraduates studying courses on Australia and comparisons of the Australian and American policy arenas. Public servants engaged in administering Australian and US immigration policies will also find this book invaluable.Trade Review'. . . the true strength of this book is the chapters stand as well alone as they do together, allowing the reader to peruse those of most interest. This work provides enough to whet the intellectual appetite, providing an overview and basic introduction to some of the current key issues on immigration in the two countries, and provides many references for readers interested in learning more.' -- Nikoleta Rukaj, Journal of Population Research'. . . the volume provides an important contribution to international immigration (policy) studies and will serve as a useful resource for students and expert readers alike.' -- Martina Boese, Pacific Affairs'The book will be a good addition to policymakers', faculty, and student libraries, and they will find themselves going back to the book time after time for data and information that they can compare with their own country's history and statistics. Even though the focus is on two specific countries, it is a timely piece of scholarship and one that should be read by all those in the field of immigration. The editors are to be congratulated for putting together an excellent and timely book on immigration issues.' -- James Frideres, Canadian Studies in Population'These papers capture the pluralist phenomenon of two of the largest immigrant-receiving countries of all time. Within this 200+ page volume, then, is to be found a truly informative mass of data (complete with graphs, tables and statistics) and learned analyses pertaining to the twin-focus of its title which will serve as a valuable tool of reference and reflection by all who have an interest in the subject.' -- Ramnik Shah, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality LawTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction John Higley and John Nieuwenhuysen 2. Flows of Immigrants 1993–2008: Australia Graeme Hugo 3. Trends in US Immigration Susan K. Brown, James Bachmeier and Frank D. Bean 4. From Disordered Expansion to Disordered Stalemate: Immigration Politics in the United States Gary P. Freeman 5. Immigration Policy in Australia Bob Birrell 6. Immigration and the Labour Market in Australia Santina Bertone 7. Immigration and the United States Labour Market Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo 8. New Groups and Social Cohesion in Australia Andrew Jakubowicz 9. Latinos, Immigration and Social Cohesion in the United States David L. Leal 10. Immigrant Settlement, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism in Australia James Jupp 11. Who Belongs? Assimilation, Integration and Multiculturalism in the United States Cara Wong Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respective societies from primarily rural to urban based. Whilst both countries face similar challenges as hundreds of millions of people move, the policies implemented and their consequences are very different. Using an extensive range of qualitative and quantitative data, the contributors explore the impact of migration on migrants and their families, as well as the rural communities they leave behind and the urban communities they enter. They discover that migrants earn less and face discrimination in the urban labour market, although more so in China where there are greater restrictions. However migration contributes to a more equal distribution of income in urban China and to lowering poverty in rural China, and migrants fare better on health and poverty indicators in Indonesia.The Great Migration will strongly appeal to researchers, economists and sociologists with a special interest in migration and development studies. Policy-makers in both China and Indonesia will also find much to fascinate them within this highly original book.Trade Review‘The Great Migration represents a milestone in the study of Chinese migration. After two decades of research on the largest migration in human history, the authors seek to contextualize this process by contrasting it with rural–urban migration in Indonesia. Moreover, their carefully constructed data set offers the potential to study the evolution of this dynamic process over time from a variety of perspectives. . .’ -- Kenneth Roberts, The China Journal‘After a quarter century of double-digit growth, 135 million rural migrants were living in China’s cities by 2007. This massive migration exceeds anything else recorded in human history. Based on new survey data, The Great Migration explores cause and effect while comparing China’s restrictive with Indonesia’s liberal migration policies. The result is the best book on rural-urban migration thus far.’ -- Jeffrey G. Williamson, Harvard University and University of Wisconsin, Madison, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Great Migration in China and Indonesia: Trends and Institutions Xin Meng and Chris Manning PART I: CHINA 2. Why Don’t More Chinese Migrate from the Countryside? Institutional Constraints and the Migration Decision Leng Lee and Xin Meng 3. Jobs, Working Hours and Remuneration Packages for Migrant and Urban Workers Paul Frijters, Leng Lee and Xin Meng 4. Wage Structures and Inequality Among Local and Migrant Workers in Urban China Deng Quheng and Li Shi 5. The Educational and Health Outcomes of the Children of Migrants Sherry Tao Kong and Xin Meng 6. Rural–Urban Migration and Poverty in China Chuliang Luo and Ximing Yue 7. Rural–Urban Migration in China: Survey Design and Implementation Sherry Tao Kong PART II: INDONESIA 8. Assessing the Welfare of Migrant and Non-migrant Households in Four Indonesian Cities: Some Demographic, Social and Employment Characteristics Tadjuddin Noer Effendi, Mujiyani, Fina Itriyati, Danang Arif Darmawan and Derajad S. Widhyharto 9. The Socio-economic and Health Status of Rural–Urban Migrants in Indonesia Budy P. Resosudarmo, Asep Suryahadi, Raden M. Purnagunawan, Athia Yumna and Asri Yusrina 10. Making It in the City: Recent and Long-term Migrants in the Urban Labour Market in Indonesia Armida Alisjahbana and Chris Manning 11. Rural–Urban Migration in Indonesia: Survey Design and Implementation Budy P. Resosudarmo, Chikako Yamauchi and Tadjuddin Noer Effendi References Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique book synthesizes and extends the immigrant-trade literature and provides comprehensive coverage of this timely and important topic. In that vein, the author contributes to the understanding of the relationship between immigration and trade and sheds light on a noteworthy aspect of globalization that both confronts policymakers with challenges and offers the potential to overcome them. Roger White documents the pro-trade influences that immigrants have on US imports from, and exports to, their respective home countries. Variations in the immigrant-trade link are addressed, as are the underlying factors that may determine the existence and operability of that link. The findings have direct implications for US immigration policy, suggesting that too few immigrants are currently admitted to the country and that a more liberal immigration policy may enhance social welfare. This book contains valuable economic analyses for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, educated laypersons and practitioners who are interested in public policy, international trade and economics, migration studies, international relations and globalization.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: What is the Immigrant–Trade Link and Why it Matters 1. An Overview of the Immigrant–Trade Relationship 2. What are the Channels through Which Immigrants Affect Trade? 3. Lessons from Prior Studies of the Immigrant–Trade Link Part II: What Factors May Underline the US Immigrant–Trade Link 4. A Brief Review of US Immigration History 5. Primacy, Recency and the US Immigrant–Trade Relationship 6. The Importance of Trade-facilitating Infrastructure 7. Cultural Distance between the US and Immigrants’ Home Countries Part III: Examining the US Immigrant–Trade Link 8. Empirical Specification, Variable Construction and Data Sources 9. Verification of the Immigrant–Trade Link 10. Variation in the Immigrant–Trade Link Part IV: Implications and Opportunities 11. Lessons for US Immigration Policy 12. Summing-up: Concluding Thoughts and (Yet) Unanswered Questions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful study explores the growth of the two largest post-industrial immigrant nations since the Second World War - Australia and Israel. Almost one in four Australians were born outside the country, more than one in three Israelis. Immigration and Nation Building brings a comparative approach to the discussion of patterns of immigration, legal structures, the labour market, civil society, public opinion, and integration of the second generation. The result is a thought provoking analysis of the distinctive and universal in the development of two immigrant nations. By comparing the experiences of these two countries, this ground-breaking study of immigration and its impact will appeal to policy analysts and researchers in government and academia, as well as students in the areas of sociology, politics, economics and history.Trade Review‘. . . the book is an important study on immigrants in Australia and Israel in the twentieth century, and has important implications for social policy formation, immigration policy, and the creation of a sense of nationhood in these two diverse countries, even as both of them signify the need for convergence and adoption of a humane approach to the sensitivities of migrant polulations. The book is thus a welcome addition to the existing literature on immigration, and would prove useful to researchers of social and political policies. The presentation, production and editing of the book are also of appreciable quality, and overall the book offers stimulating reading at an affordable price.’ -- Biswajit Chatterjee, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics‘Immigration and Nation Building examines a dilemma shared by Israel and Australia with many other countries: they are nations of immigrants, but continued immigration introduces fractures and inequalities that could undermine the sense of nationhood. Systematic comparisons across many dimensions help the reader to view each country’s experience from a new perspective. The analyses here provide a solid basis for addressing the underlying policy questions: Whose Israel? Whose Australia?’ -- John R. Logan, Brown University, US‘This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the role of immigration in nation building. It does so not only through the demographic change that migration brought about, but by revealing how immigration impacted on major spheres of life in both Australia and Israel. The central focus on the comparative perspective makes this book distinctive. Rather than providing parallel stories of two societies, the chapters are structured in a way that specifically fleshes out similarities and differences in major areas of immigration policy and immigrant incorporation. It should appeal to students of international migration as well as those interested more directly in understanding Australian and Israeli societies.’ -- Noah Lewin-Epstein, Tel Aviv University, Israel‘This is a concise yet comprehensive analysis of the role of immigration in the nation building of Australia and Israel. With contributions by leading scholars and a thoughtful examination of recent data and research the book provides an important contribution to the study of immigration in each society, while also convincingly demonstrating the benefits of comparative cross-national analysis. It deserves to be widely read by social scientists and others who are interested in the factors that have shaped Australian and Israeli societies and who also want to understand how immigration continues to be central to their future development.’ -- Mark Western, The University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Andrew Markus and Moshe Semyonov 1. Demography – Trends and Composition Karin Amit, Allan Borowski and Sergio DellaPergola 2. Immigration Laws Na’ama Carmi and Susan Kneebone 3. Labor Market Integration Yitchak Haberfeld and Anne Daly 4. The Civil Society Olena Bagno, Majid Al-Haj and Andrew Jakubowicz 5. Immigration and Public Opinion Andrew Markus and Rebeca Raijman 6. The Second Generation Haya Stier and Siew-Ean Khoo References Index

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book addresses the question of how diverse communities, whether in a nation, city or organization, can live together and prosper whilst retaining and enjoying their cultural differences. This is a particularly pertinent issue in the context of the modern world where mass migration and immigration are pervasive global phenomena. This volume brings together a series of contributors from various disciplines and cultural settings to address two central questions: how does cultural diversity contribute to or hamper central notions of sustainability such as human welfare, social cohesion or socio-economic development? how can cultural diversity unfold in a positive way through particular forms of interactions, processes and structures? The authors offer a conceptual discussion on the meaning and operationalization of sustainability within various contexts and settings. They provide concrete examples of the contribution of sustainable diversity to prosperous nations, communities and companies, but also identify a number of tensions which may undermine this positive potential. They highlight recognition, empowerment and inclusion as the three fundamental pillars on which policies should be built in order to create the necessary trust and legitimacy that provide the foundations for truly sustainable diversity Combining extensive theory and practice, this unique volume will be required reading for post-graduate students and researchers in a wide range of subjects connected to cultural diversity such as economics, sociology, anthropology, public policy and organization studies.Trade Review‘In the global context of mass migration, this book is a timely and valuable contribution to urban policy and organization studies. . . Recommended’ -- D.A. Chekki, Choice‘This is a very useful book on a very important subject. The preservation of the rich and diverse body of cultures that history and continued diversity provide is of great significance for humanity and the welfare of society. The failure to appreciate, and even to hate other cultures, is surely a threat to world peace and civilization. I particularly value the chapters that focus on policy and provide evidence indicating what policy approaches are effective and which are not.’ -- William J. Baumol, New York University and Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction PART I: CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTION 1. Sustainable Diversity Selma van Londen and Arie de Ruijter 2. An Historical Perspective on Sustainable Diversity: Market and Nation as Catalysts of Diversity in Modern Europe (1800–1950) Francesco Chiapparino and Roberto Giulianelli PART II: SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY AT THE LEVEL OF THE NATION 3. Sustainable Diversity and Inequality: Race in the USA and Beyond Phillip J. Bowman and John J. Betancur 4. The Republic Against Republicanism: The French Debate on Cultural Diversity (1983–2005) Olivier Rousseau and S. Romi Mukherjee 5. Cultural Diversity in Bolivia: From Liberal Interculturalism to Indigenous Modernity J. Fernando Galindo 6. Diversity in European Regions: Lessons from Germany Elena Bellini, Iskra Christova-Balkanska, Tonia Damvakeraki, Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, Edith Pichler, Dino Pinelli, Giovanni Prarolo, Max Steinhardt and Lena Tsipouri 7. Diversity and Tolerance: Rhetoric versus Reality Yilmaz Esmer PART III: SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY AT THE LEVEL OF THE CITY 8. Material Culture in the City: Consumption, Diversity and Sustainability in City Neighbourhoods Susanne Küchler and Rossella Lo Conte 9. From Uniformity to Sustainable Diversity: Transformations of a Post-Socialist City Alexandra Bitušíková and Daniel Luther 10. Cultural Diversity-Based Projects and their Effects on Sustainable Development Milena Dragićević Šešić, Ljiljana Simić and Jean Pierre Deru 11. Cultural Capital, Local Identities and Ethnic Diversity: A Study of Amsterdam Cultural Tourism Trends Patrizia Riganti 12. Migration in the Czech Republic: A Source of Social Diversity and Formation of New Social Networks in the Urban Environment Zdenek Uherek PART IV: SUSTAINABLE DIVERSITY AT THE LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION 13. Towards Sustainable Diversity in Organizations: Lessons from Good Diversity Management Practices Patrizia Zanoni, Angela Nilsson, Maddy Janssens and Nils Wåhlin 14. Managing Diversity Conceptually: Shifting Conceptualizations of Diversity in the Context of Immigrant Organizations in Sweden Kiflemariam Hamde and Nils Wåhlin 15. Ethnicity and Sustainability in Organizations: Does Organizational Identification Matter? Hans Siebers and Anne-Marie Poels 16. Migrant Entrepreneurship in a Diverse Europe: In Search of Sustainable Development Tüzin Baycan-Levent and Peter Nijkamp Index

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Book SynopsisIn this noteworthy collection, the editors present the key articles published over the past twenty years which illustrate three related 'modes' of governing migration: a national mode, an international mode and a transnational mode. In recent years a new phase of migration policy-making has emerged: nation states, international organizations and NGOs have increasingly directed their efforts towards cooperative management of transnational flows and networks. Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction: Modes of Governing Global Migration Alan Gamlen and Katharine Marsh PART I THE NATION-STATE MODE A Migration and Territory 1. Wayne A. Cornelius (2005), ‘Controlling “Unwanted” Immigration: Lessons from the United States 1993–2004’ 2. Eric Neumayer (2006), ‘Unequal Access to Foreign Spaces: How States Use Visa Restrictions to Regulate Mobility in a Globalized World’ 3. John Torpey (2007), ‘Leaving: A Comparative View’ B Migration and the Nation 4. Matthew J. Gibney (1999), ‘Liberal Democratic States and Responsibilities to Refugees’ 5. William Rogers Brubaker (1990), ‘Immigration, Citizenship, and the Nation-State in France and Germany: A Comparative Historical Analysis’ 6. Christian Joppke (2003), ‘Citizenship between De- and Re-Ethnicization (1)’ C Migration and the State 7. Stephen Castles (2004), ‘Why Migration Policies Fail’ 8. Christian Joppke (1998), ‘Why Liberal States Accept Unwanted Immigration’ 9. James F. Hollifield, Valerie F. Hunt and Daniel J. Tichenor (2008), ‘Immigrants, Markets, and Rights: The United States as an Emerging Migration State’ PART II THE INTERNATIONAL MODE A Bilateral Governance 10. Stephen Castles (2006), ‘Guestworkers in Europe: A Resurrection?’ 11. Martin Ruhs (2006), ‘The Potential of Temporary Migration Programmes in Future International Migration Policy’ 12. Johanna Avato, Johannes Koettl and Rachel Sabates-Wheeler (2010), ‘Social Security Regimes, Global Estimates, and Good Practices: The Status of Social Protection for International Migrants’ B Regional Governance 13. Colleen Thouez and Frédérique Channac (2006), ‘Shaping International Migration Policy: The Role of Regional Consultative Processes’ 14. Andrew Geddes (2007), ‘The Europeanization of What? Migration, Asylum and the Politics of European Integration’ 15. Sandra Lavenex (2006), ‘Shifting Up and Out: The Foreign Policy of European Immigration Control’ C Multilateral Governance 16. Bimal Ghosh (2000), ‘New International Regime for Orderly Movements of People: What will it Look Like?’ 17. Alexander Betts (2008), ‘North–South Cooperation in the Refugee Regime: The Role of Linkages’ 18. Kathleen Newland (2010), ‘The Governance of International Migration: Mechanisms, Processes, and Institutions’ PART III THE TRANSNATIONAL MODE A The New Migration and Development Optimism 19. Thomas Faist (2008), ‘Migrants as Transnational Development Agents: An Inquiry into the Newest Round of the Migration-Development Nexus’ 20. Devesh Kapur (2005), ‘Remittances: The New Development Mantra?’ 21. Alejandro Portes (2009), ‘Migration and Development: Reconciling Opposite Views’ B Circular Migration, Remittances and Engaging Diasporas 22. Dilip Ratha (2006), ‘Reducing Remittance Fees’ 23. Kathleen Newland with Erin Patrick (2004), Beyond Remittances: The Role of Diaspora in Poverty Reduction in their Countries of Origin 24. Anupam Chander (2001), ‘Diaspora Bonds’ C Transnationalism and the Nation State 25. Peggy Levitt and Rafael de la Dehesa (2001), ‘Transnational Migration and the Redefinition of the State: Variations and Explanations’ 26. Francesco Ragazzi (2009), ‘Governing Diasporas’ 27. Andreas Wimmer and Nina Glick Schiller (2002), ‘Methodological Nationalism and Beyond: Nation-State Building, Migration and the Social Sciences’

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Book SynopsisMigration and Culture marks a first in providing a comprehensive collection of published articles linking migration and culture. Prior approaches to migration have often stressed statistical and economic factors. The theoretically challenging and comparative accounts represented here are part of a new wave of thinking which illustrates the meaning of migration and its profound cultural implications. With an original introductory essay by the editors, this title will be of great interest and value to sociologists, anthropologists, and those interested in cultural studies, diaspora, transnationalism and post-colonialism and the cultural aspects of globalisation.Trade Review‘Cohen and Jónsson have assembled an impressive array of contributions that will interest researchers, teachers, and students who wish to understand the complex relationships between migration and culture. They begin with their own original essay on the complicated relationship between culture and migration. Informative and wide-ranging, it performs the important task of defining culture. . . This introductory essay provides a good, substantive overview of issues surrounding the topic of migration and culture. . . This book deserves the attention of all scholars who study migration. The contributions vividly reflect the international character of research on migration and culture, demonstrating that social scientists around the world, analyzing migration in its many different contexts, are profoundly advancing knowledge about the relationship between it and culture. . . In addition, the collection convincingly reveals that ethnographic methods of investigation are shedding new light on the noneconomic causes and consequences of migration that have been unduly neglected by quantitative studies. Economists, sociologists, and geographers would gain an appreciation of this brand of qualitative research by consulting the volume. Finally, the contributions provide rich evidence that the traditional model of migration, settlement, adaptation, and assimilation that has guided research should be replaced by a fresh theoretical approach that conceptualizes migration in terms of transnational identities and transnational communities.’ -- Robert L. Boyd, Journal of Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Connecting Culture and Migration Robin Cohen and Gunvor Jónsson PART I KEY PERSPECTIVES IN THE STUDY OF MIGRATION AND CULTURE A Contact Zones 1. Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Katie Willis (2005), ‘Singaporean and British Transmigrants in China and the Cultural Politics of “Contact Zones”’ 2. William Kandel and Douglas S. Massey (2002), ‘The Culture of Mexican Migration: A Theroretical and Empirical Analysis’ B Mobility and Identity 3. Hazel Easthope (2009), ‘Fixed Identities in a Mobile World? The Relationship Between Mobility, Place, and Identity’ 4. Michaela Benson and Karen O’Reilly (2009), ‘Migration and the Search for a Better Way of Life: A Critical Exploration of Lifestyle Migration’ 5. Maruška Svašek (2008), ‘Who Cares? Families and Feelings in Movement’ 6. Katrin Vogel (2009), ‘The Mother, the Daughter, and the Cow: Venezuelan Transformistas’ Migration to Europe’ PART II CREATING IDENTITY FROM BELOW – MIGRATION IN POPULAR CULTURE 7. Farid Laroussi (2002), ‘Literature in Migration’ 8. John Baily (2006), ‘“Music is in our Blood”: Gujurati Muslim Musicians in the UK’ 9. Christine Ludl (2008), ‘“To Skip a Step”: New Representation(s) of Migration, Success and Politics in Senegalese Rap and Theatre’ 10. Lesley Marx and Robin Cohen (2010), ‘Cinematic Representations of Diaspora: Italians and Jews’ 11. Maureen Chinyere Duru (2005), ‘When Signifying Goodwill is No Longer Enough: The Kola Nut and Gender among Igbos in Nigeria and Belgium’ 12. Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez (2008), ‘Danzas Chuscas: Performing Migration in a Zapotec Community’ 13. Daniel Miller (2008), ‘Migration, Material Culture and Tragedy: Four Moments in Caribbean Migration’ 14. Silke Wenk and Rebecca Krebs (2007), ‘Analysing the Migration of People and Images: Perspectives and Methods in the Field of Visual Culture’ PART III SHAPING MIGRANT IDENTITIES FROM ABOVE 15. Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda (2001), ‘From Ethnic Affinity to Alienation in the Global Ecumene: The Encounter between the Japanese and Japanese-Brazilian Return Migrants’ 16. Scott Poynting and Victoria Mason (2008), ‘The New Integrationism, the State and Islamophobia: Retreat from Multiculturalism in Australia’ 17. Steven Vertovec (1996), ‘Multiculturalism, Culturalism and Public Incorporation’ 18. Luke Desforges and Joanne Maddern (2004), ‘From Doors to Freedom, Portal to the Past: History at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York’ 19. Christian Joppke (2007), ‘Beyond National Models: Civic Integration Policies for Immigrants in Western Europe’ 20. Stephen Meyer (1980), ‘Adapting the Immigrant to the Line: Americanization in the Ford Factory, 1914–1921’ 21. Carolyn Sargent and Dennis Cordell (2003), ‘Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Malian Migrants in Paris, France’ 22. Vicente Llorent Bedmar and Verónica Cobano-Delgado Palma (2010), ‘The Muslim Veil Controversy in French and Spanish Schools’ PART IV CONSTITUTING TRANSLOCAL COMMUNITY A Local-Global Connections 23. Judith Scheele (2007), ‘Being from Faraway: Constructing the “Local” in Kabylia’ 24. Syed Ali (2007), ‘”Go West Young Man”: The Culture of Migration among Muslims in Hyderabad, India’ 25. Jørgen Carling (2002), ‘Migration in the Age of Involuntary Immobility: Theoretical Reflections and Cape Verdean Experiences’ 26. David Kyle (1999), ‘The Otavalo Trade Diaspora: Social Capital and Transnational Entrepreneurship’ 27. Peggy Levitt (1998), ‘Local-level Global Religion: The Case of U.S.-Dominican Migration’ B Translocal Identities 28. Eva Gerharz (2010),’When Migrants Travel Back Home: Changing Identites in Northern Sri Lanka after the Ceasefire of 2002’ 29. Karen Fog Olwig (2002),’A Wedding in the Family: Home Making in a Global Kin Network’ 30. Mara A. Leichtman (2010), ‘Migration, War, and the Making of a Transnational Lebanese Shi’i Community in Senegal’ PART V MIGRANT IMAGINARIES AROUND THE WORLD 31. Sa’iliemanu Lilomaiava-Doktor (2009), ‘Beyond “Migration”; Samoan Population Movement (Malaga) and the Geography of Social Space (Va)’ 32. Noel B. Salazar (2010), ‘Tanzanian Migration Imaginaries’ 33. Henrik Vigh (2009), ‘Wayward Migration: On Imagined Futures and Technological Voids’ 34. Petra T. Bürgelt, Mandy Morgan and Regina Pernice (2008), ‘The Migration Process through the Eyes of Migrants: Experiences, Interpretations and Responses of German Migrants to New Zealand’ 35. Susan Frohlick (2009), ‘Pathos of Love in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica: Emotion, Travel and Migration’ 36. Magnus Marsden (2009), ‘A Tour Not So Grand: Mobile Muslims in Northern Pakistan’ 37. Sun Wanning (2005), ‘Media and the Chinese Diaspora: Community, Consumption, and Transnational Imagination’

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Book SynopsisIn this important collection, Professor Hugo draws together key articles and papers by leading scholars and agencies which investigate the current and future effects of climate change on migration. Topics covered include the impact of climate change on the movement of people within and across countries, the economic and social effects of the forced displacement and resettlement of migrants, the flows of migration resulting from environmental disasters, the risks of conflict and the implications of climate change for vulnerable areas e.g deltas, atolls and coastal regions. The title concludes with an examination of what the policy responses of governments and international agencies are and should be.Trade Review‘Graeme Hugo assembled an excellent collection of previously published articles on all aspects of the connection between migration of people and climate change. . . . those included here would be an excellent place to state if someone wanted to cover most of the important topics and researched areas in the overlap between migration and climate change during the last 20 years. This collection provides a good mixture of theoretical and empirical studies, with several articles combining both theory and data.’ -- Bill Marr, Canadian Studies in PopulationTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Graeme Hugo PART I ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND MIGRATION 1. Tamer Afifi and Koko Warner (2008), ‘The Impact of Environmental Degradation on Migration Flows Across Countries’ 2. Graeme Hugo (1996), ‘Environmental Concerns and International Migration’ 3. Astri Suhrke (1994), ‘Environmental Degradation and Population Flows’ 4. Lori M. Hunter (2005), ‘Migration and Environmental Hazards’ 5. Sabine L. Perch-Nielsen, Michèle B. Bättig and Dieter Imboden (2008), ‘Exploring the Link between Climate Change and Migration’ 6. Susana B. Adamo (2008), ‘Addressing Environmentally Induced Population Displacements: A Delicate Task’ 7. Myron P. Gutmann and Vincenzo Field (2010), ‘Katrina in Historical Context: Environment and Migration in the U.S.’ PART II DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS 8. Norman Myers (1993), ‘Environmental Refugees in a Globally Warmed World’ 9. Stephen Castles (2002), ‘Environmental Change and Forced Migration: Making Sense of the Debate’ 10. Oli Brown (2007), ‘Climate Change and Forced Migration: Observations, Projections and Implications’ 11. Etienne Piguet (2008), ‘Climate Change and Forced Migration’ 12. Elisabeth Meze-Hausken (2008), ‘On the (Im-)possibilities of Defining Human Climate Thresholds’ PART III DISPLACEMENT AND RESETTLEMENT 13. Camillo Boano, Roger Zetter and Tim Morris (2008), Environmentally Displaced People: Understanding the Linkages Between Environmental Change, Livelihoods and Forced Migration 14. Michael Cernea (1997), ‘The Risks and Reconstruction Model for Resettling Displaced Populations’ 15. Sarah Rogers and Mark Wang (2006), ‘Environmental Resettlement and Social Dis/Re-articulation in Inner Mongolia, China’ 16. Informal Group on Migration/Displacement and Climate Change (2008), ‘Climate Change, Migration and Displacement: Who Will Be Affected?’ PART IV MIGRATION AS ADAPTATION 17. Cecilia Tacoli (2009), ‘Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in a Context of High Mobility’ 18. R. McLeman and B. Smit (2006), ‘Migration as an Adaptation to Climate Change’ 19. W.N. Adger, S. Agrawala, M.M.Q. Mirza, C. Conde, K. O’Brien, J. Pulhin, R. Pulwarty, B. Smit and K. Takahashi (2007), ‘Assessment of Adaptation Practices, Options, Constraints and Capacity’ 20. Douglas K. Bardsley and Graeme J. Hugo (2010), ‘Migration and Climate Change: Examining Thresholds of Change to Guide Effective Adaptation Decision-making’ 21. John Connell (2003), ‘Losing Ground? Tuvalu, the Greenhouse Effect and the Garbage Can’ PART V VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE 22. Nick Brooks, W. Neil Adger and P. Mick Kelly (2005), ‘The Determinants of Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity at the National Level and the Implications for Adaptation’ 23. Robert A. McLeman and Lori M. Hunter (2010), ‘Migration in the Context of Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Insights from Analogues’ 24. W. Neil Adger, P. Mick Kelly, Alexandra Winkels, Luong Quang Huy and Catherine Locke (2002), ‘Migration, Remittances, Livelihood Trajectories, and Social Resilience’ 25. Robert McLeman (2010), ‘Impacts of Population Change on Vulnerability and the Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change and Variability: A Typology Based on Lessons from “a Hard Country”’ PART VI ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS 26. Sara Curran (2002), ‘Migration, Social Capital, and the Environment: Considering Migrant Selectivity and Networks in Relation to Coastal Ecosystems’ 27. John Connell (1999), ‘Environmental Change, Economic Development, and Emigration in Tuvalu’ 28. Claudia Radel, Birgit Schmook and Susannah McCandless (2010), ‘Environment, Transnational Labor Migration, and Gender: Case Studies from Southern Yucatán, Mexico and Vermont, USA’ PART VII LINKS WITH DISASTER RESPONSE 29. Bimal Kanti Paul (2005), ‘Evidence against Disaster-induced Migration: The 2004 Tornado in North-Central Bangladesh’ 30. Jeffrey A. Groen and Anne E. Polivka (2010), ‘Going Home after Hurricane Katrina: Determinants of Return Migration and Changes in Affected Areas’ 31. Elizabeth Fussell (2009), ‘Hurricane Chasers in New Orleans: Latino Immigrants as a Source of a Rapid Response Labor Force’ 32. Christina Finch, Christopher T. Enrich and Susan L. Cutter (2010), ‘Disaster Disparities and Differential Recovery in New Orleans’ 33. Alice Fothergill (1996), ‘Gender, Risk, and Disaster’ PART VIII CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION AND CONFLICT 34. Jon Barnett and W. Neil Adger (2007), ‘Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict’ 35. Rafael Reuveny (2007), ‘Ecomigration and Violent Conflict: Case Studies and Public Policy Implications’ 36. Ashok Swain (1996), ‘Displacing the Conflict: Environmental Destruction in Bangladesh and Ethnic Conflict in India’ PART IX METHODOLOGIES 37. Etienne Piguet (2010), ‘Linking Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A Methodological Overview’ 38. Scott Edwards (2008), ‘Computational Tools in Predicting and Assessing Forced Migration’ PART X HOT SPOT AREAS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT AND MIGRATION 39. Jason P. Ericson, Charles J. Vörösmarty, S. Lawrence Dingman, Larry G. Ward and Michel Meybeck (2006), ‘Effective Sea-Level Rise and Deltas: Causes of Change and Human Dimension Implications’ 40. Jon Barnett and W. Neil Adger (2003), ‘Climate Dangers and Atoll Countries’ 41. Gordon McGranahan, Deobarah Balk and Bridget Anderson (2007), ‘The Rising Tide: Assessing the Risks of Climate Change and Human Settlements in Low Elevation Coastal Zones’ PART XI POLICY RESPONSES 42. Fabrice Renaud, Janos J. Bogardi, Olivia Dun and Koko Warner (2007), Control, Adapt or Flee: How to Face Environmental Migration? 43. Frank Biermann and Ingrid Boas (2007), ‘Preparing for a Warmer World: Towards a Global Governance System to Protect Climate Refugees’ 44. Koko Warner (2010), ‘Global Environmental Change and Migration: Governance Challenges’

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Book SynopsisThis essential collection brings together the most important papers covering the wide range of themes within the evolving field of the economics of international migration. The editors have selected seminal papers, published between 2000 and 2011, by leading academics which analyse immigration issues among the major destination countries across the globe. This timely two-volume set, along with an original introduction by the editors, will be of great value to students, academics and practitioners interested in the growing subject of international migration.Trade Review'The economics of immigration literature has grown in the last decade to reflect the complexity of economic issues arising from international migration. This collection is a comprehensive research resource which allows both the student and scholar to keep abreast with traditional topics and emerging economic issues in this field.' -- Don De Voretz, Simon Fraser University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Immigration: Flows and Adjustment Acknowledgements Introduction Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller PART I INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS 1. Ximena Clark, Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson (2007), ‘Explaining U.S. Immigration, 1971–1998’ 2. Timothy J. Hatton (2004), ‘Emigration from the UK, 1870–1913 and 1950–1998’ 3. Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson (2002), ‘Out of Africa? Using the Past to Project African Emigration Pressure in the Future’ 4. Cynthia Feliciano (2005), ‘Educational Selectivity in U.S. Immigration: How Do Immigrants Compare to Those Left Behind?’ PART II THE LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT OF IMMIGRANTS 5. Joseph Schaafsma and Arthur Sweetman (2001), ‘Immigrant Earnings: Age at Immigration Matters’ 6. Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (2002), ‘Immigration Earnings: Language Skills, Linguistic Concentrations and the Business Cycle’ 7. Rachel M. Friedberg (2000), ‘You Cant Take it with You? Immigrant Assimilation and the Portability of Human Capital’ 8. Darren Lubotsky (2007), ‘Chutes or Ladders? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Earnings’ 9. Denise Doiron and Rochelle Guttmann (2009), ‘Wealth Distributions of Migrant and Australian-born Households’ 10. Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (2005), ‘Do Enclaves Matter in Immigrant Adjustment’ 11. Anna Piil Damm (2009), ‘Ethnic Enclaves and Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes: Quasi-Experimental Evidence’ 12. John M. McDowell and Larry D. Singell, Jr. (2000), ‘Productivity of Highly-Skilled Immigrants: Economists in the Postwar Period’ 13. Magnus Lofstrom (2002), ‘Labor Market Assimilation and the Self-Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs’ 14. Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn, Joan Y. Moriarty and Andre Portela-Souza (2003), ‘The Role of the Family In Immigrants’ Labor-Market Activity: An Evalution of Alternative Explanations: Comment’ 15. Heather Antecol, Peter Kuhn and Stephen J. Trejo (2006), ‘Assimilation via Prices or Quantities? Sources of Immigrant Earnings Growth in Australia, Canada and the United States’ PART III DEMOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT OF IMMIGRANTS 16. Heather Antecol and Kelly Bedard (2006), ‘Unhealthy Assimilation: Why do Immigrants Converge to American Health Status Levels?’ 17. Aïda Solé-Auró and Eileen M. Crimmins (2008), ‘Health of Immigrants in European Countries’ 18. Barry R. Chiswick and Christina Houseworth (2011), ’Ethnic Intermarriage Among Immigrants: Human Capital and Assortative Mating’ 19. Xin Meng and Robert G. Gregory (2005), ‘Intermarriage and the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants’ 20. Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark R. Rosenzweig and James P. Smith (2000), ‘Assortative Mating Among Married New Legal Immigrants to the United States: Evidence From the New Immigrant Survey Pilot’ 21. Jochen Mayer and Regina T. Riphahn (2000), ‘Fertility Assimilation of Immigrants: Evidence From Count Data Models’ 22. Neeraj Kaushal (2005), ‘New Immigrants’ Location Choices: Magnets Without Welfare’ 23. Jorgen Hansen and Magnus Lofstrom (2003), ‘Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out of Welfare’ 24. Barry R. Chiswick and Noyna DebBurman (2004), ‘Educational Attainment: Analysis by Immigrant Generation’ 25. Carmel U. Chiswick (2009), ‘The Economic Determinants of Ethnic Assimilation’ 26. Amelie F. Constant, Liliya Gataullina and Klaus F.Zimmermann (2009), ‘Ethnosizing Immigrants’ Volume II: Immigration and Language: Impacts and Policy Acknowledgements An Introduction to both volumes by the editors appears in volume I PART I LANGUAGE ADJUSTMENT OF IMMIGRANTS 1. Geoffrey Carliner (2000), ‘The Language Ability of U.S. Immigrants: Assimilation and Cohort Effects’ 2. Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (2001), ‘A Model of Destination-Language Acquistion: Application to Male Immigrants in Canada’ 3. Christian Dustmann and Arthur van Soest (2002), ‘Language and the Earnings of Immigrants’ 4. Hoyt Bleakley and Aimee Chin (2004), ‘Language Skills and Earnings: Evidence from Childhood Immigrants’ 5. Barry R. Chiswick, Yew Liang Lee and Paul W. Miller (2005), ‘Parents and Children Talk: English Language Proficiency within Immigrant Families’ PART II IMPACT OF IMMIGRANTS (A) Labor Markets 6. Volker Grossmann and David Stadelmann (2011), ‘Does International Mobility of High-Skilled Workers Aggravate Between-country Inequality’ 7. George Borjas (2003), ‘The Labor Demand Curve is Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market’ 8. David Card (2005), ‘Is the New Immigration Really so Bad?’ (B) Prices 9. Patricia Cortes (2008), ‘The Effect of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Prices: Evidence from CPI Data’ 10. Albert Saiz (2007), ‘Immigration and Housing Rents in American Cities’ (C) Other Impacts 11. Peter B. Dixon, Martin Johnson and Maureen T. Rimmer (2011), ‘Economy-Wide Effects of Reducing Illegal Immigrants in U.S. Employment’ 12. George J. Borjas (2006), ‘Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration’ 13. Robert W. Fairlie and Bruce D. Meyer (2003), ‘The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment’ 14. Julian R. Betts and Robert W. Fairlie (2003), ‘Does Immigration Induce “Native Flight” From Public Schools into Private Schools?’ 15. Michel Beine, Frederic Docquier and Hillel Rapoport (2008), ‘Brain Drain and Human Capital Formation in Developing Countries: Winners and Losers’ 16. Una Okonkwo Osili (2004), ‘Migrants and Housing Investments: Theory and Evidence from Nigeria’ PART III CITIZENSHIP 17. Michael Jones-Correa (2001), ‘Under Two Flags: Dual Nationality in Latin America and its Consequences for Naturalization in the United States’ 18. Irene Bloemraad (2004), ‘Who Claims Dual Citizenship? The Limits of Postnationalism, the Possibilities of Transnationalism, and the Persistence of Traditional Citizenship’ 19. Francesca Mazzolari (2009), ‘Dual Citizenship Rights: Do They Make More and Richer Citizens?’ PART IV IMMIGRATION POLICY 20. Giovanni Facchini and Anna Maria Mayda (2009), ‘Does the Welfare State Affect Individual Attitudes Towards Immigrants? Evidence Across Countries’ 21. Gordon H. Hanson and Antonio Spilimbergo (2001), ‘Political Economy, Sectoral Shocks, and Border Enforcement’ 22. Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Stephen J. Trejo (2003), ‘Immigration Policy and the Skills of Immigrants to Australia, Canada and the United States’ 23. Barry R. Chiswick, Yew Liang Lee and Paul W. Miller (2006), ‘Immigrants’ Language Skills and Visa Category’ 24. Pia M. Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny (2003), ‘Do Amnesty Programs Reduce Undocumented Immigration? Evidence From IRCA’

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Book SynopsisTo what extent does development influence migration? How does migration affect development? In recent years, there has been a huge amount of research into such questions about what has come to be known as the migration-development nexus. In this important collection, Oliver Bakewell draws together key articles by leading scholars which investigate past and current thinking on the complex linkages between migration and development. The volume studies the impacts of levels of development on both internal and international migration and the impacts of migration on economic and social change in both origin and destination areas. Further topics covered include the influence of transnationalism and diasporas. It presents the reasons for the rise of the migration-development nexus and concludes by offering some critical perspectives on it.With an original introductory chapter by the editor, this volume will be of great interest and value to scholars and policymakers alike.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction The Development and Migration Journey Oliver Bakewell PART I EARLY OVERVIEWS OF LINKAGES BETWEEN MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Marvin P. Miracle and Sara S. Berry (1970), ‘Migrant Labour and Economic Development’ 2. Michael Kearney (1986), ‘From the Invisible Hand to Visible Feet: Anthropological Studies of Migration and Development’ 3. Reginald T. Appleyard (1989), ‘Migration and Development: Myths and Reality’ PART II THE RISE OF THE MIGRATION-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS 4. J. Edward Taylor, Joaquín Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Douglas S. Massey and Adela Pellegrino (1996), ‘International Migration and National Development’ 5. J. Edward Taylor, Joaquín Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Douglas S. Massey and Adela Pellegrino (1996), ‘International Migration and Community Development’ 6. Arjan de Haan (1999), ‘Livelihoods and Poverty: The Role of Migration – A Critical Review of the Migration Literature’ 7. Ninna Nyberg-Sørensen, Nicholas Van Hear and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2002), ‘The Migration-Development Nexus. Evidence and Policy Options: State-of-the-Art Overview’ 8. Stephen Castles (2009), 'Development and Migration or Migration and Development: What Comes First?' 9. Jorge Durand, William Kandel, Emilio A. Parrado and Douglas S. Massey (1996), ‘International Migration and Development in Mexican Communities’ 10. Oliver Bakewell with Hein de Haas, Stephen Castles, Simona Vezzoli and Gunvor Jónsson (2009), South-South Migration and Human Development: Reflections on African Experiences PART III THE IMPACT OF (UNDER-)DEVELOPMENT ON MIGRATION 11. Oded Stark (1984), ‘Rural-to-Urban Migration in LDCs: A Relative Deprivation Approach’ 12. Brooke McDonald, Michael Webber and Duan Yuefang (2008), ‘Involuntary Resettlement as an Opportunity for Development: The Case of Urban Resettlers of the Three Gorges Project, China’ 13. Stephanie Hitztaler (2004), ‘The Relationship between Resources and Human Migration Patterns in Central Kamchatka during the Post-Soviet Period’ 14. Sally E. Findley (1994), ‘Does Drought Increase Migration? A Study of Migration from Rural Mali during the 1983–1985 Drought’ 15. Cris Beauchemin and Bruno Schoumaker (2005), ‘Migration to Cities in Burkina Faso: Does the Level of Development in Sending Areas Matter?’ 16. Helmut Kloos and Aynalem Adugna (1989), ‘Settler Migration during the 1984/85 Resettlement Programme in Ethiopia’ PART IV REMITTANCES, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY 17. Richard H. Adams Jr. and John Page (2005), ‘Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?’ 18. Michael Lipton (1980), ‘Migration from Rural Areas of Poor Countries: The Impact on Rural Productivity and Income Distribution’ 19. Devesh Kapur (2005), ‘Remittances: The New Development Mantra?’ 20. Frédéric Docquier, Olivier Lohest and Abdeslam Marfouk (2007), ‘Brain Drain in Developing Countries’ PART V IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON SOCIAL RELATIONS 21. J. Van Velsen (1960), ‘Labor Migration as a Positive Factor in the Continuity of Tonga Tribal Society’ 22. Peggy Levitt and Deepak Lamba-Nieves (2011), ‘Social Remittances Revisited’ 23. Sara R. Curran and Abigail C. Saguy (2001), ‘Migration and Cultural Change: A Role for Gender and Social Networks?’ 24. Ben Rogaly (1998), ‘Workers on the Move: Seasonal Migration and Changing Social Relations in Rural India’ 25. Nicola Piper (2008), ‘The “Migration-Development Nexus” Revisited from a Rights Perspective’ PART VI TRANSNATIONALISM AND DIASPORA 26. Thomas Faist (2008), ‘Migrants as Transnational Development Agents: An Inquiry into the Newest Round of the Migration-Development Nexus’ 27. Giles Mohan and A.B. Zack-Williams (2002), ‘Globalisation from Below: Conceptualising the Role of the African Diasporas in Africa's Development’ 28. Jean-Baptiste Meyer, Jorge Charum, Dora Bernal, Jacques Gaillard, José Granés, John Leon, Alvaro Montenegro, Alvaro Morales, Carlos Murcia, Nora Narvaez-Berthelemot, Luz Stella Parrado and Bernard Schlemmer (1997), ‘Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain: The Colombian Experience of the Diaspora Option’ 29. Sarah Gammage (2004), ‘Exercising Exit, Voice and Loyalty: A Gender Perspective on Transnationalism in Haiti’ PART VII SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS – INTERNAL, REGIONAL AND INTER-CONTINENTAL MIGRATION 30. Priya Deshingkar (2006), ‘Internal Migration, Poverty and Development in Asia: Including the Excluded’ 31. Ronald Skeldon (2006), ‘Interlinkages between Internal and International Migration and Development in the Asian Region’ 32. Fleur Wouterse and J. Edward Taylor (2008), ‘Migration and Income Diversification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’ PART VIII CRITICAL VOICES ON THE MIGRATION-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS 33. Oliver Bakewell (2008), ‘“Keeping Them in Their Place”: The Ambivalent Relationship between Development and Migration in Africa’ 34. Michael A. Clemens and Lant Pritchett (2008), ‘Income per Natural: Measuring Development for People Rather Than Places’ 35. Nicola Phillips (2009), ‘Migration as Development Strategy? The New Political Economy of Dispossession and Inequality in the Americas’ 36. Ronald Skeldon (2008), ‘International Migration as a Tool in Development Policy: A Passing Phase?’

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Book SynopsisStructural needs for immigrant labor in health care, restaurant, tourism, agricultural and other economic sectors, together with harsher economic circumstances in most sending countries, almost certainly ensure the continuation of large-scale immigration to the US and Australia. But in harder times, especially in the US, sustaining this immigration while managing immigrants' economic and social integration are daunting tasks. This illuminating book analyzes how well, and in what ways, the US and Australia will meet these challenges. This companion volume to Nations of Immigrants examines immigration to the US and Australia during the difficult economic times following the paralysis of financial firms and markets in New York and London in autumn 2008, quickly affecting Australia and most other OECD countries. The contributors - prominent American and Australian immigration specialists - discuss how the financial crisis has altered the nexus of domestic labor markets and immigration, how public fears spurred by harder times are affecting border protection and support for immigration, whether serious abrasions between foreign- and native-born populations are resulting, and the extent to which the politics of immigration is being transformed. Immigration and the Financial Crisis will prove a thought provoking read for academics and students with an interest in immigration, and American and Australian policy arenas. The book will also prove an invaluable reference tool for public servants engaged in administering US and Australian immigration policies.Trade Review‘This book is a valuable addition to the literature on contemporary immigration trends in the US and Australia and the role of economic factors in influencing these trends. The various chapters show that economic migrants are affected by, and respond to, changes in labour market conditions, but specific outcomes vary and are also dependent on other (non-economic) factors. Similarly, other factors besides economic conditions determine immigration policies and politics in the two countries. The book’s narratives and empirical analyses of what happened to immigration and immigrants during the financial crisis years of 2008–2009 in the two countries constitute an important record of the two countries’ immigration experience during those years.’ -- Siew-Ean Khoo, Journal of Population ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction: Immigration in Harder Times John Higley, John Nieuwenhuysen and Stine Neerup 2. Immigration, Labour Markets and Immigration Reform in the United States Philip Martin 3. International Migration in Australia and the Global Financial Crisis Graeme Hugo 4. Latinos, Immigration and the US Recession David L. Leal 5. Border Control in Australia Peter Mares 6. Immigrant Cross-generational Incorporation in the United States Susan K. Brown and Frank D. Bean 7. Second Generation Incorporation and Inclusion in Australia Loretta Baldassar 8. Immigration Status and Jobs Lost During the US Recession of 2007–09 Robert G. Cushing 9. The Global Financial Crisis, Immigration and Immigrant Unemployment, and Social Inclusion in Australia Jock Collins 10. Harder Times and Meaner Politics in the US, but Mass Immigration Keeps Rolling Along Gary P. Freeman and Stuart M. Tendler 11. Migration Politics in Australia During Uncertain Times Stine Neerup Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat will citizenship mean to the peoples of a new, wider Europe? Welfare state retrenchment and technological change in the work place are undermining social citizenship rights and provoking a critical assessment of the West European concept itself. In the light of these changes, what models can the democratic, industrialized states of the West offer the transitional economies of the East?This innovative book presents new work by an international group of leading social scientists offers historical analysis and empirical description, as well as theoretical and political assessments, of work and citizenship in Europe. It examines the erosion of the welfare state, the emergence of poverty and the underclass, and the rights and duties connected with social citizenship. After a review of labour rights and obligations in the former socialist countries, it also assesses the state of industrial citizenship. It asks why the technological transformation of work tends to create segmentation and exclusion and argues for a debate about economic citizenship rights.Work and Citizenship in the New Europe concludes with theoretical and political arguments in favour of specific social policies on work and citizenship, examining such issues as labour participation, basic income guarantees and durable economic growth.Table of ContentsPart 1 Work and citizenship in central and eastern Europe: citizenship and the right to work in Bulgaria, Dimitrina Dimitrova and Stefan Dimitrov; citizenship and the organization of work under "perestroika", Gregory Andrusz; unification, solidarity and equality - dilemmas of trade union strategies in Germany, Jens Bastian. Part 2 The erosion of the welfare state and social citizenship rights: modern poverty and second-class citizenship, Godfried Engbersen; citizenship and the underclass, Robert Moore; welfare, work and training for the unemployed in Britain - a historical review, John Jacobs; citizenship and the modern welfare state - social integration, competence and the reciprocity of rights and duties in social policy, Romke van der Veen. Part 3 The transformation of work and industrial citizenship: with every pair of hands you get a free brain, Stephen Heycock; participation and autonomy at work - a segmented privilege, Peter Leisink and Leni Beukema. Part 4 Work, rights and obligations: labour force participation, citizenship and a sustainable welfare state in the Netherlands, Hans Adriaansens and Willem Dercksen; a non-productivist design for social policies, Claus Offe; between obligation and right - the concept of work in the trade unions, Harry Coenen; basic income, citizenship and solidarity - towards a dynamic for social renewal, Jacques Vilrokx.

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Book SynopsisRegional integration, mass migration and the development of transnational organizations are just some of the factors challenging the traditional definitions of citizenship. In this important new book, Rainer Baubock argues that citizenship rights will have to extend beyond nationality and state territory if liberal democracies are to remain true to their own principles of inclusive membership and equal basic rights. In Transnational Citizenship theoretical discussion of the definition and extension of citizenship rights is combined with comparative policy analysis on rules of naturalization and expatriation in liberal democratic states. An important distinction is drawn between nominal citizenship, which refers to the legal status of membership, and substantial citizenship, which concerns the distribution of basic rights in a state. Three areas where states can become more open to the acceptance of migrants as citizens are suggested: naturalization, the extension of citizenship rights to non-citizens and the admission of immigrants. Although the author still regards citizenship in terms of membership of territorially bounded states, he argues that it can no longer be defined by the model of national communities.In exploring what it means to accept migrants as members of liberal democracies, Rainer Baubock has made a singular contribution to our understanding of citizenship and the right to migration. Innovative without being utopian, this important book will be welcomed by political and sociological theorists, migration researchers and lawyers concerned with issues of migration and naturalization.Trade Review’This is a provocative and timely book. . .’Table of ContentsPart I Membership: territorial boundaries; attributed membership; foundational consent; consent in entry; consent in exit; membership decisions and associations; collective membership and self-determination. Part II Rights: entitlement and liberties; special and general rights; scarcity and alienability of rights; collective rights; rights and obligations; migration rights.

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Book SynopsisAt the end of the twentieth century with the increased flows of capital, ideas, commodities and peoples, migration - a central concern of early sociology - has again assumed global significance.The Sociology of Migration is a collection of over 15 articles covering such themes as the peculiarity of migrant labour, the dynamics of international labour migration, women migrants, enclaves and labour markets, the effects of remittances and return migration to the country of origin, migration and the social structure, refugees and displaced persons, the brain drain, migration in Asia and the effects of migration on the state-system.This substantial, skilfully edited volume addresses a difficult and complex area that cannot easily be studied through one textbook. This collection present - in one accessible volume - the articles and papers required to form a clear understanding of the area ensuring it will be widely used by sociologists and migration scholars.Trade Review'A collection like this is useful as it helps save time in the search for relevant literature and helps finding interesting articles from less-known journals one might have missed otherwise. Together the volumes comprise a large collection of contributions to migration research, and therefore may have great practical value to those engaged in it - particularly those just starting their research.' -- Clara H. Mulder, European Journal of PopulationTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Peculiarity of Migrant Labour Part II: The Dynamics of International Labour Migration Part III: Women Migrants and the Women Left Behind Part IV: Enclaves and Labour Markets Part V: Effects of Return Migration and Rimittances Part VI: Migration and Social Structure Part VII: Refugees and Displaced Persons Part VIII: The ‘Brain Drain’ Part IX: Migration in Asia Part X: The State-System and Migration Index

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Book SynopsisThe Politics of Migration is an authoritative collection which includes the most important articles and papers that document and analyse the political impact and consequences of migration since World War II. It assesses the impact of migration on class conflict and politics in the host country and the strategies adopted by the state to manage the political activities and demands of new ethnic minority communities. It also covers the rise of racist politics, especially electoral support for anti-immigrant far right parties. Special emphasis is placed on the politics of citizenship and political engagement as the new settlers adopt political strategies in order to combat exclusion, racism and oppression and to achieve recognition and legitimacy.Trade Review’The politics of migration is an understated dimension of international migration but, perhaps, over the long haul the most important. Immigration affects politics in multiple ways: it introduces potential new actors into a political system, links at least two different polities, and can have an important effect on political institutions and forces on the homeland and the receiving country. Study of the politics of migration was rare until the 1990s. The volume does a good job of bringing together key pieces from the1970s and 1980s.’- Mark J. Miller, Journal of World HistoryTable of ContentsTransnational migration as a small window on the diminished autonomy of the modern democratic state; migration and the political economy of the welfare state; immigrant workers and class struggles in advanced capitalism - the Western European experience; the function of labour immigration in Western European capitalism; racism, migration and the state in Western Europe - a case for comparative analysis; race, class and the state - the Black experience in Britain; class, race ethnicity and political action; non-white minority access to the political agenda in Britain; Right versus Right - immigration and refugee policy in the United States; "What was the profit in following the crowd?" the effectiveness of party strategies on immigration and devolution; migration and citizenship; citizenship and the right to leave; the dynamics of racial exclusion and expulsion - racist politics in Western Europe; immigration and changes in the French party system; policy voting in Britain - the coloured immigration issue in the 1964, 1966 and 1970 General Elections; the National Front vote in the 1977 GLC elections - an aggregate data analysis.

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Book SynopsisLaw and Migration is an authoritative volume which draws on statutory and case law to expose the limitations of the law in protecting the individual caught in the complex web of national and regional constraints on migration. International law provides for the exercise of the sovereign power of states to control the entry of non-nationals. However, more recent international conventions have shown a growing awareness of the failure of the law to protect individuals and their families from violation of their human rights and civil liberties. Whilst avoiding open conflict with the principle of sovereignty, national courts have strived to comply with the spirit of human rights conventions and have often decided in favour of individuals. Despite this, border and internal controls on entry continue to proliferate. Globally the failure to establish an adequate legal framework which takes account of forced migration caused by wars and natural disasters has provoked a debate beyond the traditional legal norms. This volume presents a selection of published work from a variety of countriest and addresses the theoretical questions and policy issues which will continue to tax lawyers in the twenty first century.Trade Review'Law and Migration provides the reader with an impressive compilation of articles on immigration law and its effects on the individual within a transitory global society. . . . Law and Migration, through its efficient presentation of important recent scholarship, succeeds in providing a series of articles that focus on some of the most pressing issues in Western immigration law.'Table of ContentsPart I International law and the protection of human rights. Part II International law and refugees. Part III Constiutionalism, due process and the courts. Part IV Race, gender and class issues in immigration and asylum law.

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Book SynopsisEuropean integration, the collapse of state socialism and the relative decline of social democracy have left only two dominant European ideologies: nationalism and the free market. In Citizenship and Democratic Control in Contemporary Europe a distinguished group of scholars argues that a democratically reconstructed Europe requires a new approach centred around a concept of citizenship which is neither individualistic nor ethnically based but is concerned with the empowerment of individuals. The authors propose the development of a well-structured and pluralistic civic society which encourages active citizenship and a definition of democratic citizenship which can be expressed through self-organized social activity. Addressing issues central to the future of European democracy - including politics and political processes, economic and social policy, and ideology, language and communication - this important book challenges many of the existing assumptions about the revolutions of 1989, their aftermath and the future of post-Cold War Europe. Insightful and policy relevant, this book will be welcomed by sociologists, political scientists and economists interested in the ideologies underpinning European society.Trade Review'A stimulating work that challenges many of the existing assumptions about the revolutions of 1989, their aftermath and the future of post-Cold War Europe.'Table of ContentsPart 1: Nation-states, European institutions, and citizenship, Mary Kaldor; democracy and nationalism in Czechoslovakia, Zdenek Kavan; German identities - the impact of unification, Peter Lambert; from single European act to Maastricht - the creation of the European Union, Peter Holmes; gender and citizenship in east Central Europe after the end of state socialist policies for women's emancipation, Barbara Einhorn. Part 2: marketization and nationalism - a critical interface in the process of transformation, David A. Dyker; privitization and economic democracy in Hungary, Yudit Kiss; international business - global political economy and Eastern Europe, Sonia El Kahal; a Europe of the citizen, a Europe of solidarity? - social policy in the European Union, Crescy Cannan; the European Community and the problems of economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe, Alasdair Smith; steering the public sphere - communication policy in state socialism and after, William Outhwaite; the ideology of the end of Marxism/end of socialism thesis - a critical global perspective, John Maclean; "public service" and "collectivism" - the place of gender and voluntary work in different European traditions, Jenny Shaw; east Central European media systems in transition, Nancy Wood.

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Book SynopsisThis major reference collection describes and reviews the contribution which geographers have made to the charting, description, analysis and understanding of this age-old phenomenon. Migration is one of the dominant forces reshaping modern societies. The traditional concerns of geographers with flows, spatial differentiation and the power of place have given them unique understandings in the study of migration relevant to contemporary problems. Geographers have been able to make a distinctive contribution to knowledge about this phenomenon, from the laws of Ravenstein to the humanistic accounts of those caught up in refugee movements.Geography and Migration includes macrolevel descriptions to examine whether migration takes place in discernible flows and whether there are regularities in migration patterns or in the characteristics, origin and behaviour of migrants. Micro and macro-level explanations follow and address the impact of life cycle, quality of life and search factors. The final section includes essays and papers on the impact of migration on participants, source areas and destinations.Trade Review’The papers for inclusion are judiciously selected and will prove invaluable for lecturers and students needing to put their hands quickly on references. The selection includes both classic texts and less familiar material.’- Ceri Peach, Journal of Ethnic and Migration StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Macro-Level Description Part II: Micro-Level and Macro Level Explanations Part III: Impacts Upon Participants, Source Areas, Destination Regions and Destination Countries Name Index

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Book SynopsisMigration in Europe is a pressing social and political issue for the policy makers of the 1990s. Drawing upon a wide body of knowledge, expertise and analysis, European Migration in the Late Twentieth Century combines an important survey with a series of detailed country studies on migration in Europe.The authoritative overview essay by the editors examines migration to and within Europe. They compare the flows during the last forty years with the present situation, detailing both the magnitude and geography of migration over this period. This is followed by thirteen individual country studies each of which features an historical introduction to emigration and immigration in the featured country, quantitative data sets and a detailed assessment of the social and political implications. These studies - specially prepared by leading scholars - cover the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia and the former USSR.This comprehensive and scholarly book will be welcomed by teachers and researchers of social sciences and history for presenting new insights on one of the key political, social and economic issues facing modern Europe.Trade Review'The discussions of migration to Switzerland, Italy and Austria give this book a special flavour, since these countries are not often included in studies of foreign migration . . . One important contribution of this book is that the case studies show how migration, in spite of numerous differences, can give rise to similar issues. The historical approach brings the second contribution into perspective: continuity of debate and of policy reactions.' -- Jan van Weesep, European Journal of Population'On the whole, the volume has handbook-like qualities and will remain both a reference work and a summary of major issues for a long time. It will do so even if new developments should invalidate some of the well-reasoned analyses of trends. No scholar venturing beyond the limiting confines of mono-country research will be able to do without it.' -- Dirk Hoerder, International Migration Review'The chapters on East Europe do an excellent job of laying out what is known about population movements to and from the region, both in the past and since the upheaval in the Communist world in the late eighties.' -- Gary P. Freeman, Journal of Public Policy'The migration specialist will probably be most interested in the section on East-Central Europe, and find much of the content on western Europe fairly familiar. The more general reader, coming to the subject fresh, will value this book as a thorough entry into major trends, issues and debates, on both international and national scales. For both, it will provide access to useful statistical material and interpretations in a wide range of foreign languages. . . . a welcome addition to the literature in this important field.' -- Political Geography'. . . a good summary of the state of knowledge of aspects of recent migration trends in Europe.' -- Dudley Baines, Population StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Patterns and Trends of International Migration in Western Europe (H. Fassmann and R. Münz) Part II: Migration to and from Western Europe 2. The United Kingdom and International Migration: A Changing Balance (D. Coleman) 3. The French Debate: Legal and Political Instruments to Promote Integration (C. Wihtol de Wenden) 4. Social and Economic Aspects of Foreign Immigration to Italy (O. Barsotti and L. Lecchini) 5. Shifting Paradigms: An Appraisal of Immigration in the Netherlands (H. Entzinger) 6. Dynamics of Immigration in a Nonimmigrant Country: Germany (H. Rudolph) 7. Economic and Social Aspects of Immigration into Switzerland (T. Straubhaar and P.A. Fischer) 8. Austria: A Country of Immigration and Emigration (H. Fassmann and R. Münz) Part III: Migration to and from East–Central Europe 9. Emigration from Poland after 1945 (P. Korcelli) 10. Hungary and International Migration (Z. Dövényi and G. Vukovich) 11. Labor Migration from Former Yugoslavia (J. Malacic) 12. Emigration from and Immigration to Bulgaria (D. Bobeva) 13. Emigration from the Former Soviet Union: The Fourth Wave (A. Vishnevsky and Z. Zayonchkovskaya) 14. Migrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel in the 1990s (E.F. Sabatello)

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume collection of articles on European migration during the 19th and 20th centuries examines the motivations for migration, drawing on the particular experience of Irish, German, Scottish, Italian, Scandinavian and other European migrants, as well as those who migrated to Europe, such as West Indian migrants into Britain. The first volume examines the hostility faced by migrants, both in their home countries and their countries of destination. The second volume considers the contributions migrants have made to their host countries, and compares the experiences of different migrant groups. In addition, the continuing links between migrants and their countries of origin is explored through a series of essays and papers. Altogether there are 51 articles, dating from 1950 to 1994.Table of ContentsVolume 1: general studies; an historical overview; neglected groups; hostility. Volume 2: new lives in new environments; comparative perspectives; links with the past and the road home; the future history of migration.

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Book SynopsisLessons for Citizens of a New Democracy provides an authoritative analysis of the foundations of democracy, with relation to the demise of communist ideology. This significant contribution by a leading expert details the tentative process towards democracy in the successor states of the former Soviet Union and attempts to prioritise the issues of central importance in structuring a new democratic state.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Democracy: Just another Experiment? 2. Must we be something other than what we are? 3. Fools or Geniuses: What are Voters like in a Democracy? 4. Must we vote to be Democratic? 5. What is a fair and Competitive Election? 6. Economics or Politics: Which is the Chicken and which is the Egg? 7. Constitutional Rights: Mere words of Sustainable Guarantees? 8. Democratic Institutions: Why would they influence anything? 9. A New Constitution: Should we cut trees to print it? 10. Constitutions: Are there rules for how to write them? 11. Federalism: Ingredient for stability or a recipe for Dissolution? 12. Political Parties: A Source of Faction or Agents of Stability? 13. Legislatures: Can they govern us if they cannot govern themselves? 14. A Two-Chamber Legislature: Isn’t one more than enough? 15. Parliaments versus Presidents: Legislative Incoherence versus Authoritarian Rule? 16. Emergency Clauses: Essential Precaution or a lack of faith? 17. Russia’s Choices: An accident waiting to happen? 18. Can we be a Democracy? Index

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Book SynopsisThe major industrialized countries are undergoing a significant demographic transition associated with low fertility rates combined with reduced mortality rates. A major consequence of the current transition is that populations are expected to age substantially over the next forty years. This innovative book studies the effects of population ageing with the associated factor of immigration, on social expenditure and public finance.The authors begin by providing an introduction to some of the main issues concerning population ageing and migration. This is followed by a discussion of the demographic and economic aspects of the transition towards an older population which is taking place in the major industrialized countries. Within this framework the impacts of ageing on government budgets and the labour market are analysed. The book then turns to a discussion of some of the economic, social and demographic issues related to immigration. Particular emphasis is placed on the Australian economy, which provides an interesting case study in view of its high immigration levels, particularly over the last fifty years. The authors project population structure and social expenditure patterns under a variety of assumptions concerning the number and composition of immigrants. The quantitative techniques developed to produce these projections can be applied without modification to any other country. Population Ageing, Migration and Social Expenditure will be of use to academics and students with an interest in public finance, public policy and population studies.Trade Review'. . . the study has been useful for its exploration of the effect of decomposition and issues such as social expenditure and the ratio of social expenditure to GDP. The ideas for the research were commendable, the literature review with its examples from other countries was most revealing, and the economic skills of the authors were clearly evident.'Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction Part II: Population Ageing and Migration Part III: Population Decomposition Part IV: Population and Expenditure Projections Index

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Book SynopsisIn the age of globalization, the importance of migration for the industrialized countries has increased. Inflows of migrants have steadily risen in the 1980s and the early 1990s. Yet while the public debate about policy responses to these developments continues unabated, research findings of economists are often ignored. In this four-volume collection the editors have selected some of the most significant contributions on the economics of migration, which provide an overview of the present state of empirical migration research. Topics covered include the migration decision, the integration of immigrants into the labor market and society, their economic behavior, empirical and theoretical contributions to migration policy, and the effects of immigrants on the native population.Trade Review'. . . it should be difficult to find a better compilation of fine research work on the microeconomics of migration covering the period from 1919 to 2000. The four volumes should therefore be a must for researchers and recommended reading for students and policymakers interested in regional and cross-border labour flows.' -- Federico Foders, Review of World Economics'The collection of reprinted, scholarly articles is useful both for economists starting research in the field and as a guide to the literature for graduate students.' -- Sandra E. Belanger, American Reference Books Annual 2003'This collection brings together every article on immigration that I have ever used in my graduate and undergraduate labour economics courses (plus a number of others as well). Many of these are quite old and thus hard to locate, but are still the best on their topics. All aspects of immigration are covered, ranging from the determinants of individuals' migration decisions, to the impacts of those decisions on the individual, to their effects on both sending and receiving countries. All in all, it is nice to see these 'old friends' collected together in one convenient place.' -- Daniel S. Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin and National Bureau of Economic Research, USTable of ContentsContents Volume I : The Migration Decision and Immigration Policy Acknowledgements Introduction Klaus F. Zimmermann and Thomas Bauer PART I THE MIGRATION DECISION 1. Larry A. Sjaastad (1962), ‘The Costs and Returns of Human Migration’ 2. Ann P. Bartel (1979), ‘The Migration Decision: What Role Does Job Mobility Play?’ 3. Christopher A. Pissarides and Jonathan Wadsworth (1989), ‘Unemployment and the Inter-regional Mobility of Labour’ 4. Gary S. Fields (1979), ‘Place-to-Place Migration: Some New Evidence’ 5. Michael J. Greenwood and John M. McDowell (1991), ‘Differential Economic Opportunity, Transferability of Skills, and Immigration to the United States and Canada’ 6. Klaus F. Zimmermann (1995), ‘European Migration: Push and Pull’ 7. William J. Carrington, Enrica Detragiache and Tara Vishwanath (1996), ‘Migration with Endogenous Moving Costs’ 8. Ralph Rotte, Michael Vogler and Klaus F. Zimmermann (1997), ‘South–North Refugee Migration: Lessons for Development Cooperation’ 9. Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson (1994), ‘What Drove the Mass Migrations from Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century?’ PART II FAMILY MIGRATION 10. Steven H. Sandell (1977), ‘Women and the Economics of Family Migration’ 11. Jacob Mincer (1978), ‘Family Migration Decisions’ 12. George J. Borjas and Stephen G. Bronars (1991), ‘Immigration and the Family’ PART III REPEAT AND RETURN MIGRATION 13. Julie DaVanzo (1983), ‘Repeat Migration in the United States: Who Moves Back and Who Moves On?’ 14. John K. Hill (1987), ‘Immigrants Decisions Concerning Duration of Stay and Migratory Frequency’ 15. Slobodan Djajic and Ross Milbourne (1988), ‘A General Equilibrium Model of Guest-Worker Migration: The Source-Country Perspective’ 16. George J. Borjas and Bernt Bratsberg (1996), ‘Who Leaves? The Outmigration of the Foreign-born’ 17. Christian Dustmann (1997), ‘Return Migration, Uncertainty and Precautionary Savings’ PART IV ILLEGAL MIGRATION 18. Wilfred J. Ethier (1986), ‘Illegal Immigration: The Host-Country Problem’ 19. Michael P. Todaro and Lydia Maruszko (1987), ‘Illegal Migration and US Immigration Reform: A Conceptual Framework’ 20. Slobodan Djajic (1987), ‘Illegal Aliens, Unemployment and Immigration Policy’ 21. Barry R. Chiswick (1988), ‘Illegal Immigration and Immigration Control’ 22. John K. Hill and James E. Pearce (1990), ‘The Incidence of Sanctions against Employers of Illegal Aliens’ 23. Sherrie A. Kossoudji (1992), ‘Playing Cat and Mouse at the U.S.-Mexican Border’ 24. Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Clinton R. Shiells and B. Lindsay Lowell (1995), ‘Immigration Reform: The Effects of Employer Sanctions and Legalization on Wages’ PART V IMMIGRATION POLICY 25. Julian L. Simon (1989), ‘Evaluation of Immigration Policies’ 26. Thomas Straubhaar and Klaus F. Zimmermann (1993), ‘Towards a European Migration Policy’ 27. Klaus F. Zimmermann (1995), ‘Tackling the European Migration Problem’ 28. Jess Benhabib (1996), ‘On the Political Economy of Immigration’ Name Index Volume II: Assimilation of Migrants Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all four volumes appears in Volume I PART I IMMIGRANTS LABOR MARKET ASSIMILATION: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH AMERICA 1. Barry R. Chiswick (1978), ‘The Effect of Americanization on the Earnings of Foreign-born Men’ 2. George J. Borjas (1985), ‘Assimilation, Changes in Cohort Quality, and the Earnings of Immigrants’ 3. A.M. Yuengert (1994), ‘Immigrant Earnings, Relative to What? The Importance of Earnings Function Specification and Comparison Points’ 4. Michael Baker and Dwayne Benjamin (1994), ‘The Performance of Immigrants in the Canadian Labor Market’ 5. David E. Bloom, Gilles Grenier and Morley Gunderson (1995), ‘The Changing Labour Market Position of Canadian Immigrants’ 6. Harriet Orcutt Duleep and Mark C. Regets (1999), ‘Immigrants and Human-Capital Investment’ PART II IMMIGRANTS LABOR MARKET ASSIMILATION: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALASIA 7. R. Granier and J.P. Marciano (1975), ‘The Earnings of Immigrant Workers in France’ 8. Barry R. Chiswick (1980), ‘The Earnings of White and Coloured Male Immigrants in Britain’ 9. Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (1985), ‘Immigrant Generation and Income in Australia’ 10. Renato Aguilar and Björn Gustafsson (1991), ‘The Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants’ 11. C. Dustmann (1993), ‘Earnings Adjustment of Temporary Migrants’ 12. Brian D. Bell (1997), ‘The Performance of Immigrants in the United Kingdom: Evidence from the GHS’ 13. Christoph M. Schmidt (1997), ‘Immigrant Performance in Germany: Labor Earnings of Ethnic German Migrants and Foreign Guest-Workers’ 14. Liliana Winkelmann and Rainer Winkelmann (1998), ‘Immigrants in the New Zealand Labour Market: A Cohort Analysis using 1981, 1986 and 1996 Census Data’ PART III MIGRATION AND SELF-SELECTION 15. Robert A. Nakosteen and Michael Zimmer (1980), ‘Migration and Income: The Question of Self-Selection’ 16. Chris Robinson and Nigel Tomes (1982), ‘Self-Selection and Interprovincial Migration in Canada’ 17. George J. Borjas (1987), ‘Self-Selection and the Earnings of Immigrants’ 18. Deborah A. Cobb-Clark (1993), ‘Immigrant Selectivity and Wages: The Evidence for Women’ PART IV THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE 19. Geoffrey Carliner (1981), ‘Wage Differences by Language Group and the Market for Language Skills in Canada’ 20. Walter McManus, William Gould and Finis Welch (1983), ‘Earnings of Hispanic Men: The Role of English Language Proficiency’ 21. Gilles Grenier (1984), ‘The Effects of Language Characteristics on the Wages of Hispanic-American Males’ 22. Barry R. Chiswick (1991), ‘Speaking, Reading, and Earnings among Low-skilled Immigrants’ 23. Christian Dustmann (1994), ‘Speaking Fluency, Writing Fluency and Earnings of Migrants’ 24. Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (1995), ‘The Endogeneity between Language and Earnings: International Analyses’ 25. Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (1996), ‘Ethnic Networks and Language Proficiency among Immigrants’ Name Index Volume III: Quality and Behavior of Migrants Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all four volumes appears in Volume I PART I IMMIGRATION POLICY AND IMMIGRANT QUALITY 1. Paul H. Douglas (1919), ‘Is the New Immigration More Unskilled Than the Old?’ 2. Barry R. Chiswick (1986), ‘Is the New Immigration Less Skilled Than the Old?’ 3. George J. Borjas (1992), ‘National Origin and the Skills of Immigrants in the Postwar Period’ 4. Robert E. Wright and Paul S. Maxim (1993), ‘Immigration Policy and Immigrant Quality: Empirical Evidence from Canada’ 5. Guillermina Jasso and Mark R. Rosenzweig (1995), ‘Do Immigrants Screened for Skills Do Better than Family Reunification Immigrants?’ 6. Edward Funkhouser and Stephen J. Trejo (1995), ‘The Labor Market Skills of Recent Male Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Survey’ 7. Alan G. Green and David A. Green (1995), ‘Canadian Immigration Policy: The Effectiveness of the Point System and Other Instruments’ 8. Alan Barrett (1996), ‘Did the Decline Continue? Comparing the Labor- market Quality of United States Immigrants from the Late 1970’s and Late 1980’s’ 9. Harriet Orcutt Duleep and Mark C. Regets (1996), ‘Admission Criteria and Immigrant Earnings Profiles’ PART II LABOR SUPPLY 10. Harriet Orcutt Duleep and Seth Sanders (1993), ‘The Decision to Work by Married Immigrant Women’ 11. Michael Baker and Dwayne Benjamin (1997), ‘The Role of the Family in Immigrants’ Labor-Market Activity: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations’ 12. Christian Dustmann (1997), ‘Differences in the Labor Market Behavior between Temporary and Permanent Migrant Women’ PART III SELF-EMPLOYMENT 13. George J. Borjas (1986), ‘The Self-Employment Experience of Immigrants’ 14. Andrew M. Yuengert (1995), ‘Testing Hypotheses of Immigrant Self-Employment’ 15. Robert W. Fairlie and Bruce D. Meyer (1996), ‘Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations’ PART IV WELFARE BENEFITS 16. Francine D. Blau (1984), ‘The Use of Transfer Payments by Immigrants’ 17. Julian L. Simon (1984), ‘Immigrants, Taxes, and Welfare in the United States’ 18. George J. Borjas and Stephen J. Trejo (1991), ‘Immigrant Participation in the Welfare System’ 19. Michael Baker and Dwayne Benjamin (1995), ‘The Receipt of Transfer Payments by Immigrants to Canada’ 20. George J. Borjas and Lynette Hilton (1996), ‘Immigration and the Welfare State: Immigrant Participation in Means-tested Entitlement Programs’ PART V INTERGENERATIONAL ISSUES 21. Barry R. Chiswick (1977), ‘Sons of Immigrants: Are They at an Earnings Disadvantage?’ 22. George J. Borjas (1993), ‘The Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants’ 23. Ira N. Gang and Klaus F. Zimmermann (2000), ‘Is Child Like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin’ Name Index Volume IV: Migration and the Natives Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all four volumes appears in Volume I PART I THE EFFECT OF IMMIGRANTS ON NATIVES: THEORY 1. Melvin W. Reder (1963), ‘The Economic Consequences of Increased Immigration’ 2. R. Albert Berry and Ronald Soligo (1969), ‘Some Welfare Aspects of International Migration’ 3. Carlos Alfredo Rodriguez (1975), ‘On the Welfare Aspects of International Migration’ 4. Dan Usher (1977), ‘Public Property and the Effects of Migration upon Other Residents of the Migrants’ Countries of Origin and Destination’ 5. George E. Johnson (1980), ‘The Labor Market Effects of Immigration’ 6. Wilfried J. Ethier (1985), ‘International Trade and Labor Migration’ 7. Christoph M. Schmidt, Anette Stilz and Klaus F. Zimmermann (1994), ‘Mass Migration, Unions, and Government Intervention’ 8. George J. Borjas (1995), ‘The Economic Benefits from Immigration’ 9. Thomas Bauer and Klaus F. Zimmermann (1997), ‘Integrating the East: The Labor Market Effects of Immigration’ PART II LABOR MARKET IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH AMERICA 10. Jean Baldwin Grossmann (1982), ‘The Substitutability of Natives and Immigrants in Production’ 11. David Card (1990), ‘The Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on the Miami Labor Market’ 12. Joseph G. Altonji and David Card (1991), ‘The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Less-skilled Natives’ 13. George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman and Lawrence F. Katz (1997), ‘How Much Do Immigration and Trade Affect Labor Market Outcomes?’ PART III LABOR MARKET IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALASIA 14. Jennifer Hunt (1992), ‘The Impact of the 1962 Repatriates from Algeria on the French Labor Market’ 15. Rainer Winkelmann and Klaus F. Zimmermann (1993), ‘Ageing, Migration and Labour Mobility’ 16. Ira N. Gang and Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz (1994), ‘Labor Market Effects of Immigration in the United States and Europe: Substitution vs. Complementarity’ 17. John P. De New and Klaus F. Zimmermann (1994), ‘Native Wage Impacts of Foreign Labor: A Random Effects Panel Analysis’ 18. William J. Carrington and Pedro J.F. de Lima (1996), ‘The Impact of 1970s Repatriates from Africa on the Portuguese Labor Market’ 19. Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Josef Zweimüller (1996), ‘Immigration and the Earnings of Young Native Workers’ 20. Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Johannes Velling (1997), ‘Employment Effects of Immigration to Germany: An Analysis Based on Local Labor Markets’ 21. Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Josef Zweimüller (1999), ‘Do Immigrants Displace Young Native Workers: The Austrian Experience’ 22. Jordan Shan, Alan Morris and Fiona Sun (1999), ‘Immigration and Unemployment: New Evidence from Australia and New Zealand’ PART IV MIGRANTS AND MOBILITY OF THE NATIVES 23. Kristin F. Butcher and David Card (1991), ‘Immigration and Wages: Evidence from the 1980’s’ 24. William H. Frey (1995), ‘Immigration and Internal Migration "Flight" from US Metropolitan Areas: Toward a New Demographic Balkanisation’ 25. Richard A. Wright, Mark Ellis and Michael Reibel (1997), ‘The Linkage between Immigration and Internal Migration in Large Metropolitan Areas in the United States’ 26. Michael J. White and Zai Liang (1998), ‘The Effect of Immigration on the Internal Migration of the Native-born Population, 1981–1990’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThere is a common assumption that immigrants contribute significantly to the breakdown of social cohesion. However, researchers and policymakers find that, on the contrary, immigrants contribute much to their adopted societies economically, socially, culturally and politically. This volume includes a variety of key works which explore this relationship between migration and social cohesion. The articles by some of the foremost writers in the field cover models and frameworks of immigrant incorporation, debates in multicultural policy, immigrant and ethnic minority political participation, citizenship, entrepreneurship and language and sociocultural adaptation.This authoritative collection will be of interest to students and professional researchers in sociology and anthropology, political science, cultural studies and migration and ethnic studies.Trade Review'The volume under review can be described as a teacher's goldmine . . . the volume can serve well as a general introduction to a complex field of study.' -- Hans van Amersfoort, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies'With its very comprehensive introduction and representative selection of articles, this volume will serve as a well-guided tour through the wilderness of concept and theories on immigrant incorporation.' -- Eva ostergaard-Nielsen, The Ethnic Conflict Research DigestTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements • Introduction Part I: Frameworks 1. Stephen Castles (1995), ‘How Nation-States Respond to Immigration and Ethnic Diversity’ 2. Bhikhu Parekh (1996), ‘Minority Practices and Principles of Toleration’ 3. Stephen Castles (1992), ‘The Australian Model of Immigration and Multiculturalism: Is It Applicable to Europe?’ 4. Robert Miles (1989), ‘Migration Discourse in Post-1945 British Politics’ 5. Patrick Weil and John Crowley (1994), ‘Integration in Theory and Practice: A Comparison of France and Britain’ 6. Barbara Schmitter Heisler (1992), ‘The Future of Immigrant Incorporation: Which Models? Which Concepts?’ Part II: Institutions 7. Uwe Andersen (1990), ‘Consultative Institutions for Migrant Workers’ 8. Robert L. Bach (1993), ‘Recrafting the Common Good: Immigration and Community’ 9. Barbara E. Schmitter (1980), ‘Immigrants and Associations: Their Role in the Socio-Politcal Process of Immigrant Worker Integration in West Germany and Switzerland’ 10. Mark J. Miller (1989), ‘Political Participation and Representation of Noncitizens’ 11. Maritta Soininen and Henry Bäck (1993), ‘Electoral Participation among Immigrants in Sweden: Integration, Culture and Participation’ 12. Steven Vertovec (1996), ‘Multiculturalism, Culturalism and Public Incorporation’ 13. Alisdair Rogers (1998), ‘The Spaces of Multiculturalism and Citizenship’ Part III: Citizenship 14. William Rogers Brubaker (1989), ‘Membership without Citizenship: The Economic and Social Rights of Noncitizens’ 15. Zig Layton-Henry (1990), ‘Citizenship or Denizenship for Migrant Workers?’ 16. H.M. Hintjens (1992), ‘Immigration and Citizenship Debates: Reflections on Ten Common Themes’ 17. Rainer Bauböck (1994), ‘Changing the Boundaries of Citizenship: The Inclusion of Immigrants in Democratic Polities’ 18. Dilek Çinar (1994), ‘From Aliens to Citizens. A Comparative Analysis of Rules of Transition’ 19. Tomas Hammar (1985), ‘Dual Citizenship and Political Integration’ Part IV: Dynamics 20. Myron Weiner (1996), ‘Determinants of Immigrant Integration: An International Comparative Analysis’ 21. Herbert J. Gans (1979), ‘Symbolic Ethnicity: The Future of Ethnic Groups and Cultures in America’ 22. Vaughan Robinson (1984), ‘Asians in Britain: A Study in Encapsulation and Marginality’ 23. Won Moo Hurh and Kwang Chung Kim (1984), ‘Adhesive Sociocultural Adaptation of Korean Immigrants in the U.S.: An Alternative Strategy of Minority Adaptation’ 24. Alejandro Portes and Min Zhou (1993), ‘The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and Its Variants’ 25. Ivan Light (1984), ‘Immigrant and Ethnic Enterprise in North America’ 26. Melvyn C. Resnick (1988), ‘Beyond the Ethnic Community: Spanish Language Roles and Maintenance in Miami’ Name Index

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