| Description |
xi, 471 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-447) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Goals and guidelines -- 2. Evolving world migrations since Columbus -- 3. The transition to mass migration : how it all began -- 4. What drove European mass emigration? -- 5. Emigrant origins and immigrant outcomes -- 6. The impact of mass migration on convergence and inequality -- 7. Mass migrations in the poor periphery -- 8. Political debate and policy backlash -- 9. The demise of mass migration and its impact -- 10. Resurrection : world migration since World War II -- 11. World migration under policy constraints -- 12. Where are all the Africans? -- 13. The rise (and fall?) of asylum seeking -- 14. The labor market and fiscal impact of immigration -- 15. Migrant selection, immigrant assimilation, and emigrant brain drain -- 16. Policy and prejudice -- 17. Policy and performance -- 18. World mass migration : past, present, and future. |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- History.
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Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects. |
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History. |
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. |
| Added Author |
Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935-
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| ISBN |
0262083426 alkaline paper |
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9780262083423 alkaline paper |
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