Awards

• Shortlisted for Runciman Award 2013.
• Winner of Shortlisted for the Runciman Award 2013.

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Author:   Douglas S. Massey (Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs, Princeton University) ,  J. Edward Taylor (Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.733kg
ISBN:  

9780199269006

ISBN 10:   0199269009
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   25 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: J. Edward Taylor and Douglas S. Massey: Introduction Part I: Prospects 2: Hania Zlotnik: Population Growth and International Migration 3: Marek Okólski: The Effects of Political and Economic Transition on International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe 4: Aderanti Adepoju: Trends in International Migration in and from Africa 5: Graeme Hugo: International Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region: Emerging Trends and Issues 6: Alicia Maguid: Immigration and the Labor Market in Metropolitan Buenos Aires 7: Philip L. Martin: Mexican Migration to the United States: The Effect of NAFTA 8: Min Zhou: Immigrants in the U.S. Economy Part II: Policies in Sending Nations 9: J. Edward Taylor: Remittances, Savings, and Development in Migrant-Sending Areas 10: Graeme Hugo and Charles Stahl: Labor Export Strategies in Asia 11: Manolo I. Abella: The Role of Recruiters in Labor Migration 12: Graziano Battistella: Return Migration in the Philippines: Issues and Policies 13: Richard Bedford: International Migration, Identity, and Development in Oceania: A Synthesis of Ideas Part III: Policies in Receiving Nations 14: Guillermina Jasso: Policies and Immigrant Skills: Evidence from the U.S. Immigrant Cohorts of 1977, 1982, and 1994 15: Catherine Withol de Wenden: Admissions Policies in Europe 16: Daniele Joly and Astri Suhrke: The New European Asylum Regime 17: Martin Baldwin-Edwards: Immigrants and the Welfare State in Europe 18: Michael Fix and Wendy Zimmermann: The Legacy of Welfare Reform for U.S. Immigrants 19: Frank D. Bean and David A. Spener: Controlling International Migration through Enforcement: The Case of the United States Part IV: Prospects and Policies Reconsidered 20: Douglas S. Massey and J. Edward Taylor: Back to the Future: Immigration Research, Immigration Policy, and Globalization in the Twenty-First Century

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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.

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