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International Labour Migration

Foreign Workers and Public Policy

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. David Bartram

    1. Department of Sociology, University of Reading, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • David Bartram
    Pages 1-30

  3. Labor Migration in the Postwar Period

    • David Bartram
    Pages 31-52

  4. Foreign Workers Policy in Israel

    • David Bartram
    Pages 53-102

  5. Alternatives to Foreign Labor in Japan

    • David Bartram
    Pages 103-153

  6. Labor Migration, Social Membership, and Race

    • David Bartram
    Pages 154-165

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 166-199
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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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  • Department of Sociology, University of Reading, UK

    David Bartram

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DAVID BARTRAM teaches in Sociology at the University of Reading. He taught previously at Haverford College and Colorado College in the USA.

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