The Ties That Bind

Immigration and the Global Political Economy

AvDavid Leblang,Benjamin Helms

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Migration is among the central domestic and global political issues of today. Yet the causes and consequences - and the relationship between migration and global markets - are poorly understood. Migration is both costly and risky, so why do people decide to migrate? What are the political, social, economic, and environmental factors that cause people to leave their homes and seek a better life elsewhere? Leblang and Helms argue that political factors - the ability to participate in the political life of a destination - are as important as economic and social factors. Most migrants don't cut ties with their homeland but continue to be engaged, both economically and politically. Migrants continue to serve as a conduit for information, helping drive investment to their homelands. The authors combine theory with a wealth of micro and macro evidence to demonstrate that migration isn't static, after all, but continuously fluid.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-02-09
Mått:152 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:276
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009233279

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David Leblang is Ambassador Henry Taylor Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Benjamin Helms is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Carnegie Mellon University.

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'Migration has often been ignored in international political economy, and Leblang and Helms provide a terrific corrective to this blind spot. Tracing the migration process from the decision to leave through where to go and whether to send back remittances, they convincingly show that politics-not just economic or social factors-affects every step in the migration process. Leblang and Helms then turn from explaining the migration process to demonstrating that migrants are the glue that helps hold global finance together. This book is a must-read not only for migration scholars but for all those interested in the global economy.' Margaret Peters, UCLA

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: immigration and globalization; 2. Origins: why do people migrate?; 3. Destinations: where do migrants go?; 4. Diaspora bonds: global migration and international investment; 5. Origin statecraft: remittances and diaspora engagement; 6. Destination statecraft: labor market policy and the regulation of migration; 7. Conclusion: migration and the future of globalization.