The article discusses male labour migration from Mozambique to the mines of South Africa in a historical per spective. This migration has been and remains one of the most significant economic and social relationships be tween South Africa and Mozambique. Historically it has contributed...

Today Western European welfare states find themselves in a paradoxical situation: parts of working life are in need of labour that is difficult to find nationally – and internationally. While this is partly due to inflexible policies, it is also due to competition for labour among Western...

Welfare state, nation and immigration -- Sweden : the flagship of multiculturalism -- Denmark : a national welfare state meets the world -- Norway : the land of the golden mean -- Comparison : a model with three exceptions?

Annotation, As the financial crisis continues to cast its long shadow over Europe, the view that immigrants compete unfairly for jobs and present an unsustainable burden on the European Social Model appears to be gathering support in some circles. But at the same time, the 'right' type of...