Who Needs Migrant Workers?: Labour Shortages, Immigration, and Public Policy

by Bridget Anderson, Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs

Are migrant workers needed to "do the jobs that locals will not do" or are they simply a more exploitable labor force? Do they have a better "work ethic" or are they less able to complain? Is migrant labor the solution to "skills shortages" or actually part of the problem? This book provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing the demand for migrant workers in high-income countries. It demonstrates how a wide range of government policies, often...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199580596
• ISBN13: 9780199580590
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"