International labor migration : foreign workers and public policy / David Bartram.
"Studies of international labour migration typically assume that foreign labour is a universal feature of wealthy economies. However, some wealthy societies do not import workers on a large scale, despite employers' pressures. Using Israel and Japan as empirical cases, this comparative-his...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Studies of international labour migration typically assume that foreign labour is a universal feature of wealthy economies. 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."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 199 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403946744 9781403946744 |