International Migration: Prospects and Policies in a Global Market / Edition 1

by Douglas S. Massey, J. Edward Taylor

Overview

This study offers a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of global patterns of international migration and the policies employed to manage the flows. It shows that international migration is not rooted in poverty or rapid population growth, but in the expansion and consolidation of global markets. The insertion of non-market societies into global networks of trade unleashes structural transformations that displace people to create migrants. Globalization also creates infrastructures of transportation, communication, and social networks to put developed societies within reach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199269006
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/03/2004
Series:	International Studies in Demography
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

J. Edward Taylor is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis. He was an Appointed Member to the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform from 1995-97, and is author of a number of publications on migration. Douglas S. Massey is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs, Princeton University. He is author of a number of publications on migration, Latin American society, and urban sociology.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, J. Edward Taylor and Douglas S. MasseyPart I: Prospects2. Population Growth and International Migration, Hania Zlotnik3. The Effects of Political and Economic Transition on International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe, Marek Okólski4. Trends in International Migration in and from Africa, Aderanti Adepoju5. International Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region: Emerging Trends and Issues, Graeme Hugo6. Immigration and the Labor Market in Metropolitan Buenos Aires, Alicia Maguid7. Mexican Migration to the United States: The Effect of NAFTA, Philip L. Martin8. Immigrants in the U.S. Economy, Min ZhouPart II: Policies in Sending Nations9. Remittances, Savings, and Development in Migrant-Sending Areas, J. Edward Taylor10. Labor Export Strategies in Asia, Graeme Hugo and Charles Stahl11. The Role of Recruiters in Labor Migration, Manolo I. Abella12. Return Migration in the Philippines: Issues and Policies, Graziano Battistella13. International Migration, Identity, and Development in Oceania: A Synthesis of Ideas, Richard BedfordPart III: Policies in Receiving Nations14. Policies and Immigrant Skills: Evidence from the U.S. Immigrant Cohorts of 1977, 1982, and 1994, Guillermina Jasso15. Admissions Policies in Europe, Catherine Withol de Wenden16. The New European Asylum Regime, Daniele Joly and Astri Suhrke17. Immigrants and the Welfare State in Europe, Martin Baldwin-Edwards18. The Legacy of Welfare Reform for U.S. Immigrants, Michael Fix and Wendy Zimmermann19. Controlling International Migration through Enforcement: The Case of the United States, Frank D. Bean and David A. SpenerPart IV: Prospects and Policies Reconsidered20. Back to the Future: Immigration Research, Immigration Policy, and Globalization in the Twenty-First Century, Douglas S. Massey and J. Edward Taylor