Workers Without Frontiers: The Impact of Globalization on International Migration

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International Labour Organization, 2000 - Political Science - 163 pages
This analysis for the International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland, studies how globalization affects the mobility of workers and whether existing labor institutions can safety-net their rights. After examining globalization in a socioeconomic context and modern migration patterns, the author concludes that present trends augur even greater migration pressures due to the disruptive impact of differential capitalist development and media's lubrication of the flow. Tables and figures show demographic and economic aspects of emigration and immigration. Includes a foreword by an ILO director. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Convergence and Divergence
11
The New Age of Migration
21
Sending Goods Instead of People
35
Capital to Workers Not Workers to Capital
59
Reducing International Wage Disparities Through
75
The Shock of the
93
The International Skill Exchange
107
The Demand for Immigrants
131
A Question of Time
139
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About the Book 163
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