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International Labour Migration : Foreign Workers and Public Policy /

Studies of international labour migration typically assume that foreign labour is a universal feature of wealthy economies. Exploitation of foreign workers can contribute significantly to employers' profits. However, some wealthy societies do not import workers on a large scale, despite employe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartram, David (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
International Relations.
Migration.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Political Economy.
Political Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Economics.
Emigration and immigration.
International relations.
Political sociology.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Studies of international labour migration typically assume that foreign labour is a universal feature of wealthy economies. Exploitation of foreign workers can contribute significantly to employers' profits. However, some wealthy societies do not import workers on a large scale, despite employers' pressures. Using Israel and Japan as empirical cases, this comparative-historical work investigates why some governments allow employers relatively free access to foreign labour, while others require alternative responses to labour shortages. A focus on variation leads to an innovative and insightful argument to explain international labour migration.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 199 pages)
ISBN:9780230508170
DOI:10.1057/9780230508170