Introduction -- Part I -- The Idea and Practices of Citizenship in South Korea -- Threats or Leverage for Korean Civil Society in Contesting Globalization -- Part II -- The Migration of Elites in a Borderless World: Citizenship as an Incentive for Professionals and Managers? -- A Comparative...

"German and European immigration policies have only recently begun to cope with the inevitable: growing labor demand in the face of high unemployment and a shrinking labor force due to demographic change. Despite the implementation of Germany's first immigration act and several European...

EU Enlargement and the Labor Markets: What Do We Know? -- Lessons from Migration after EU Enlargement -- Labor Mobility in the Enlarged EU: Who Wins, Who Loses? -- Post-Enlargement Migration and Public Perception in the European Union -- The Impact of Migration on Destination Labor Markets -- EU...

This paper reviews empirical evidence, especially from Europe, on how education and training policies can be designed to advance both efficiency and equity. Returns to educational investments tend to decrease over the life cycle. Moreover, they seem to be highest for children from disadvantaged...

This book brings together the work of researchers in Eastern and Western Europe, who analyze competitiveness, social exclusion and sustainability from a range of perspectives. It examines the key challenges faced by the EU in its efforts to establish a socially inclusive and greener path to...

Inflation Convergence in Europe -- Economic Integration and Convergence in the European Union -- The Mathematical Capital and its Economic Value -- Political Decision in a Game Theory Approach -- Economic Integration and Small States: Non-Traditional Benefits -- The Greek Crisis & Co.D.TRA (Code...

The specificities of the workforce with a migrant background are often neglected in studies of retirement. Similarly, many studies of migration’s impact on pensions often focus on aggregate outcomes – system sustainability or distributive characteristics. The present paper provides a fresh...

The book presents an analysis of empirical data on immigrant child poverty in the context of a controversial debate on the European migration policy, with special reference to Switzerland and France. It presents an alternative approach based on child rights and social justice.