Immigration Policymaking in the Global Era [electronic resource] : In Pursuit of Global Talent /
Duncan, N.author.
Through a comparative case study analysis of the United Kingdom and Germany, with references to the United States, this study examines the impetuses for and processes by which governments came to choose the points system for immigration control.
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Cover; Immigration Policymaking in the Global Era: In Pursuit of Global Talent; Contents; Illustrations; Acronyms; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; International Migration and International Political Economy; Significance; Argument; Chapter Outline; CHAPTER 2: The Demand for Skilled Migrants: Domestic and International Factors; Globalization and the Supply Side; The Bifurcation of International Migrants: Profile of the Highly Skilled; State Responses: The Demand Side; Structural Constraints; Domestic Structural Changes: Brain Drains and Aging and Shrinking Populations; Conclusion
CHAPTER 3: Immigration Policy AlternativesImmigration Selection Models; Model I: Government Planned Policies; Model II: Labor-Market-Demand Policies; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: Immigration Policymaking in the Global Era: Three Theories; State-Level Theories: Political Economy and Institutionalism; Diffusion Theories; Competition; Learning; Emulation; Testing Theories of Policy Diffusion; CHAPTER 5: Britain: From Zero Immigration to Economic Migration; Background; Pressures to Change; Drivers of Change; Immigration Policy and International Influence
International Interaction: Membership in International OrganizationsCommissions and Reports; Policy Adoption; Competition, Emulation, or Learning?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6: Germany: Moving Toward "Modern" Immigration Policy; Background; Drivers of Change; Immigration Policy and International Influences; International Interaction: Membership in International Organizations; Commissions and Reports; Policy Nonadoption; Competition, Emulation, or Learning?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7: Conclusion: Balancing Political Needs and Economic Realities; The United States and the Points System
Consideration of a Points SystemInternational Influence; Policy Nonadoption; Timing of Adoption/Consideration; Continued Spread of the Points System; Implications of the 2008 Global Economic Crisis; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through a comparative case study analysis of the United Kingdom and Germany, with references to the United States, this study examines the impetuses for and processes by which governments came to choose the points system for immigration control.
Comparative politics.
International relations.
International organization.
Globalization.
Public policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Comparative Politics.
International Relations.
International Organization.
Globalization.
Public Policy.
Migration.