Intro -- Inhalt -- Abkürzungen -- Vorwort -- Rahmenbedingungen und Potenziale -- Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz: Kontext, Regelungen und Handlungsansätze -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Theorie und Praxis der Fachkräftezuwanderung -- 3 Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz -- 3.1 Gesetzeslage -- 3.2...

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