Cross-Border Labor Mobility: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

by Caf Dowlah

Overview

This revised and updated book provides unique insight into cross-border labor mobility, from the ancient forms of slavery to the present day. With a focus on the economic factors that underpin human mobility across the world, it charts the different forms of migration from African and Amerindian slaveries, to modern global migration and human trafficking. By highlighting the economic and political conditions that drive human mobility and anti-immigrant sentiments, a nuanced and detailed understanding of the drivers of forced and voluntary cross-border mobility are presented.

This book presents a multidisciplinary understanding of the patterns and processes that define human mobility. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and policymakers working within labour economics and migration studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030365059
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	06/12/2020
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Caf Dowlah is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami Law School. He formerly served as a Professor of Economics at the State University of New York and the City University of New York. His latest book, titled Economic and Financial Sanctions of the United States: Legal Perspectives, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2024.

Table of Contents

1. Empirical Trends of Human Mobility—Ancient to Modern Periods.- 2. Cross-Border Labor Mobility— Cross-Disciplinary Theoretical Expositions.- 3. Slavery in the New World—the Saga of the Amerindians.- 4. Slavery in the New World—the Saga of Black Africans.- 5. Indentured Servitude—The Saga of the Indians and the Chinese.- 6. Temporary Movements of Forced Labor in the Twentieth Century.- 7. Cross-Border Labor Mobility—the United States.- 8. Cross-Border Labor Mobility—Post-World War II Europe.- 9. Neo-Slavery in the Twenty-First Century.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“In this masterful volume, Caf Dowlah conveys the historical panorama not only of slavery and indentured labor, but also of human tides drawn by economic opportunity and evicted by civil war. Essential reading for a critical but neglected facet of globalization.” (Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, the Peterson Institute for International Economics)

“Caf Dowlah brings a big-picture perspective to the study of labor market dynamics across borders and through time. This global, long-term perspective helps reveal important structural factors and nuances that are much harder to bring into focus when the aperture of inquiry is set to a narrower gauge. This is an important work for anyone thinking about why labor, migration and markets are regulated the way they are today.” (James Cockayne, Director, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research)

“In this brilliant work, Caf Dowlah leads us to a fascinating tour of the third leg of economic globalization—cross-border mobility of labor—reappraising and re-excavating many of the enduring questions of dignity of labor beginning from the ancient civilizations to the contemporary world. A must read for anyone interested in the discourses on the progress of human civilization, industrialization, and capital accumulation over the centuries.” (Paul Marchese, Professor and former Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Queensborough College of the City University of New York, USA)