Immigrants and the Informal Economy in Southern Europe

by Joaquin Arango (Editor), Martin Baldwin-Edwards (Editor)

Overview

Illegal immigrants constitute a major issue in southern European countries. This book is the first piece of published research in this area and gives a comparative analysis of southern European immigration policies. Detailed accounts of each country's pattern of informal immigrant employment are located within a broader setting of contemporary immigration controls.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714644844
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/1999
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Joaquin Arango, Martin Baldwin-Edwards

Table of Contents

	Where Free Markets Reign: Aliens in the Twilight Zone	1
	A Survey of the Economics of Illegal Migration	16
	Illegality, Enlightenment and Ambiguity: A Hot Italian Recipe	43
	The Mass Legalization of Migrants in Italy: Permanent or Temporary Emergence from the Underground Economy?	83
	Immigrants in the Spanish Labour Market	105
	Italian and Spanish Labour Leaders' Unconventional Immigration Policy Preferences	129
	Multicultural Insertions in a Small Economy: Portugal's Immigrant Communities	149
	Immigration, Clandestine Work and Labour Market Strategies: the Construction Sector in the Metropolitan Region of Lisbon	169
	Greece: the Contours of a Fragmented Policy Response	186
	Socio-Spatial Dynamics and Exclusion of Three Immigrant Groups in the Athens Conurbation	205
	Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation and the Sex Business in the New Context of International Migration: the Case of Italy	230
	Abstracts of Articles	262
	Biographical Notes	266
	Index	269

Editorial Reviews

'An important contribution to the understanding and ongoing discussion of these very important and politically sensitive issues.' - Ethnic Conflict Research Digest

From the Publisher

Offers a comparative analysis of southern Europe's immigration policies. Detailed accounts of each country's pattern of informal employment of immigrants is located within a broader setting of contemporary southern European immigration controls, with focus on illegal migration and employment in Europe. Policy options and strategies are identified and assessed. The editors are affiliated with the Mediterranean Migration Observatory at Pantion University in Athens, Greece, Complutense University of Madrid, and the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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