The Price of Rights: Regulating International Labor Migration
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691166005 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Its breadth is deep."--Oxford Journals"Martin Ruhs has produced a volume destined to become a key reference for anyone interested in the regulation of labor migration."--Hania Zlotnik, International Migration Review. Anyone interested in the overall flow of global migration would do well to understand how migrant rights plays a pivotal role."--Henry Sherrell, Value for Money"The Price of Rights makes a brave contribution to the debate on the ethics of immigration policy and the restrictions it imposes on the legal rights of migrant workers. It'd be a good addition to
It comprehensively looks at the tensions between human rights and citizenship rights, the agency and interests of migrants and states, and the determinants and ethics of labor immigration policy.. Insisting on greater equality of rights for migrant workers can come at the price of more restrictive admission policies, especially for lower-skilled workers. Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. Ruhs advocates the liberalization of international labor migration through temporary migration programs that p
Amazon Customer said Excellent Reality Check, Solid Argument. Excerpt from a review on The Migrationist -Martin Ruhs, lecturer in political economy at the University of Oxford argues for the middle ground between state interests and immigrant rights. To be clear: Ruhs is not anti-immigrant, nor anti-immigrant rights. Rather, he argues "for a pragmatic approach that is both realistic and idealist" ("Excellent Reality Check, Solid Argument" according to Amazon Customer. Excerpt from a review on The Migrationist -Martin Ruhs, lecturer in political economy at the University of Oxford argues for the middle ground between state interests and immigrant rights. To be clear: Ruhs is not anti-immigrant, nor anti-immigrant rights. Rather, he argues "for a pragmatic approach that is both realistic and idealist" (20). He asserts "we cannot hope to close the gap between human rights and migrant rights in practice unless we understand as well as account for the reasons why nation-s. 0). He asserts "we cannot hope to close the gap between human rights and migrant rights in practice unless we understand as well as account for the reasons why nation-s