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Long-term care and migrant labour in the UK

Shutes, Isabel ORCID: 0000-0002-5325-3541 (2013) Long-term care and migrant labour in the UK. In: Brochmann, Grete and Jurado, Elena, (eds.) Europe's Immigration Challenge: Reconciling Work, Welfare and Mobility. I.B. Tauris Publishers, London, UK, pp. 125-143. ISBN 9781780762258

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Abstract

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 immigrant has often been perceived as a potential cure for Europe's sluggish labour markets and ailing welfare systems - especially immigrants who are young, easily employable and who arrive without family. So far, efforts to solve this conundrum - as in the UK's points-based system - have focused on increasing the selectivity of the admissions process. In this book, leading immigration experts question the effectiveness of this approach. Besides efforts to regulate the flow and rights of immigrants, they argue that governments across Europe need to devise labour market, welfare and immigration policies in a more integrated fashion.

Item Type: Book Section
Official URL: http://ibtauris.unified.co.uk/
Additional Information: © 2013 Policy Network
Divisions: Social Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2013 09:21
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 17:22
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/48873

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