International Labour Migration: Foreign Workers and Public Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403946744)

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.

Author: D. Bartram
ISBN-10: 1403946744
ISBN-13: 9781403946744
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2005
Pages: 199
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.94w x 0.65d