1 The Regional Dimension of Globalization: Past Trends and Future Scenarios -- Part A: National and Regional Globalization Processes -- 2 The EU in the Global Economy -- 3 Globalization and the Reshaping of Regional Economies: Favoured Territories -- Part B: Globalization and Regional Economic...

This is the first book that takes a theoretical approach to the effects of international immigration by considering the current economic topics confronted by more highly developed countries such as Japan. Developed here is the classic trade model by Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson, McDougall’s basic...

Globale Fluchtbewegungen und Migrationsrouten -- Regionale Hot Spots -- Flucht- und Migrationsgründe -- Transnationalität als Lebensform -- Partizipation als Fortsetzung der Integration -- Lösungsansätze.

Chapter 1. Data and theory: tortoise and hare or leap-frogging? -- Chapter 2. Theoretical advances on interregional migration models -- Chapter 3. Determinants and Consequences of International Migration -- Chapter 4. State of the art and future challenges of interregional migration empirical...

"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...

This book revisits the economic relationship that ties the UK and Ireland to the United States in the aftermath of the greatest economic crisis of the past fifty years. When considering recent developments to these economic links, it appears that oppositional forces are at work. On one hand,...

This book examines survey data to consider the extent to which public support for immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment exists in a cohort of 38 heterogeneous countries. With economic globalization shaping daily life, understanding the determinants of public opinion is...

One of the biggest challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century is the large scale cross-border movement of people. This book explores: sovereignty; security issues and border-management strategies of major states, in the face of intensified transnational economic and social...