International Labour Migration: Foreign Workers and Public Policy

Bartram, D.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-05-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403946744

DOI: 10.1057/9780230508170

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 199