Capital Accumulation and Migration
In Capital Accumulation and Migration Dennis C. Canterbury explores the subject of capital accumulation and migration under neoliberal capitalism.
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
2012
BRILL |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | Studies in Critical Social Sciences |
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| ISBN: | 9004230386, 9789004230385 |
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Table of Contents:
- Remittances, Diasporas and Power: An Alternative View -- Conclusion -- 6. The Millennium Development Goals Impact of Migration -- Introduction -- Description of the Millennium Development Goals -- The Impact of Migration on the MDGs -- Migration and the Limitations of the MDGs -- Conclusion -- 7. The Human Development Impact of Migration -- Introduction -- On Theories of Human Development -- Human Development Approach in Development Studies -- Migration and Human Development -- The Impact of Migration on Human Development -- Migration and Cost -- Migration as a Cost Saving Device -- Financial Costs of Moving -- Migration, Cell-Phones, Money Transfer Costs and Human Development -- Migration and Health -- The Human Development Perspective -- Health and Low-Skilled Workers -- The Migration of Health Professionals -- Migration and Human Rights -- Policy Reforms for Human Development Impact of Migration -- Conclusion -- PART THREE: FAULT LINES IN NEOLIBERAL VIEWS ON MIGRATION -- 8. Migration Fault-lines under Neoliberal Globalization -- Introduction -- Contradictions in the Neoliberal Approach to Migration -- The Israeli Separation Walls with Egypt and Palestine -- Current US-Mexico Border Issues -- The US - Mexico Border Fence: "The Great Wall of Mexico" -- Migration Policy Issues in the EU and US -- Aspects of EU and US Immigration Restrictions and Entry Policies -- Anti-Immigration in Theory and Practice -- Some Economic and Sociological Arguments -- The Ascendancy of Anti-Immigration Movements -- Pro-Immigration Mass Movements -- Conclusion -- 9. The European Union and Migration: The Africa Connection -- Introduction -- The EU and Migration -- The EU's "Global Europe" Strategy -- The EU's Migration Strategy -- Joint Africa-EU Declaration on Migration and Development (JA-EUDMD) -- Critique of the Joint Africa-EU Declaration on Migration and Development
- The EU and Libya -- The European Union and Libya Migration Cooperation Agreement -- The EU-Libya Framework Agreement -- The Libyan War and Migrants -- The EU and Democracy in Libya -- The Mistreatment of Refugees in Libya -- Democracy in Libya -- Conclusion -- 10. Ideas for a Radical Approach to Migration Studies -- Introduction -- Some Considerations for a Radical Approach -- The Treatment of Finance Capital -- Redefining the Development Impact of Migration -- Bibliography -- Index
- Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Migration and Capital Accumulation -- Introduction -- Argument, Method and Hypothesis -- Development-cum-Globalization -- Politics, Development and Migration -- Structure and Organization -- PART ONE: MIGRATION THEORY: EARLY ROOTS -- 2. Classical Political Economy to Neoliberal Theory -- Introduction -- The Classical Model, Development and Migration -- Marx's Economic Theory and Migration -- The Neoclassical "Revolution" -- The Keynesian "Revolution" -- Development Economics and Migration -- Neoliberal Theory and Migration -- Conclusion -- 3. Poor Economic Growth with Increased Immigration -- Introduction -- Economic Theories of Migration: Push-Pull Approaches -- Alternative Question and Counter-Proposition -- Companies Hiring Illegal Immigrants -- Foreign-Born Workers in the US Labor Force 2007 and 2010 -- Economic Growth and Unemployment 2000-2009 -- Layofffs and Separations 2007-2009 -- Industry Distribution of 2008 Mass Layofffs and Separations -- Increased Migration During the Great Recession 2007-2009 -- Caribbean Migration to the US 2000-2009 -- Conclusion -- PART TWO: NEOLIBERAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF MIGRATION -- 4. Liberalization and Financialization of Migration -- Introduction -- Labor Mobility and Capitalist Globalization -- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and Migration -- "The Great Financialization" -- The Financialization of Migration -- Conclusion -- 5. The Development Impact of Remittances and Diasporas -- Introduction -- Diasporas and Entrepreneurship -- Remittance and Neoliberal Capitalist Development -- Diasporas Role in Neoliberal Economic and Social Development -- Typologies of Diasporas Engaged in Development -- Critique of the Development Impact of Remittances and Diasporas