Migration and mobility in Europe : trends, patterns and control
Title:
Migration and mobility in Europe : trends, patterns and control
Author:
Fassmann, Heinz.
ISBN:
9781849802017
Publication Information:
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2009.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Migration and mobility in Europe: an introduction; PART I Costs and benefits of migration; 2. Winners and losers of migration in the European context: economic aspects; 3. Shortage of skilled workers: myths and realities; 4. Understanding migration decisions in Eastern and Western Europe: perceived costs and benefits of mobility; 5. The wrong Portuguese? Youth and geographical mobility intentions in Portugal; PART II Patterns of migration and mobility; 6. Free-moving west Europeans: an empirically based portrait.
Abstract:
The enlargement of the European Union has had an enormous impact on migration within Europe. This book addresses the form of these effects, outlining the social, political and economic problems created by the free movement of people within the European Union.
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