Postwar Migration in Southern Europe, 1950}}}2000 An Economic Analysis [Hardcover]

This book analyses the case of southern European migration using an economic approach.Managing migration promises to be one of the most difficult challenges of the 21st century. It will be even more difficult for South European countries, from which emigration has leveled off and to which immigration has become a significant economic issue. This book analyzes the Southern European migration case using an economic approach. It combines a theoretical and an empirical approach on the fundamental migration issues--the decision to migrate, effects on the country of departure and country of destination, and the effectiveness of policies in managing migration.Managing migration promises to be one of the most difficult challenges of the 21st century. It will be even more difficult for South European countries, from which emigration has leveled off and to which immigration has become a significant economic issue. This book analyzes the Southern European migration case using an economic approach. It combines a theoretical and an empirical approach on the fundamental migration issues--the decision to migrate, effects on the country of departure and country of destination, and the effectiveness of policies in managing migration.Managing migration promises to be one of the most difficult challenges of the twenty-first century. It will be even more difficult for Southern European countries, where emigration has leveled off and immigration has become a significant economic issue. This study combines a theoretical and empirical approach to fundamental migration issues in its analysis of Southern European migration. It considers the decision to migrate, and the effects on the country of departure and country of destination as well as the effectiveness of policies in managing migration.List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Evolution of Migration in Southern European Countries: 1. The evolution of migration; 2. Approaches to the analysis of migratorls