Numbers vs. Rights: Trade-offs and guest worker programs

被引：175

作者：

Ruhs, Martin ^{[1
]}

Martin, Philip ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, ESRC Ctr Migrat, Policy & Soc COMPAS, Oxford OX1 2JD, England

[2] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Davis, CA USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW | 2008年 / 42卷 / 01期

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00120.x

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This paper examines the relationship between the number and rights of low-skilled migrant workers in high-income countries. It identifies a trade-off: Countries with large numbers of low-skilled migrant workers offer them relatively few rights, while smaller numbers of migrants are typically associated with more rights. We discuss the number-vs.-rights trade-off in theory and practice as an example of competing goods, raising the question of whether numbers of migrants or rights of migrants should get higher priority. There is no easy or universal answer, but avoiding an explicit discussion of the issue - as has been done in recent guest worker debates - can obscure an important policy choice.

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页码：249 / 265

页数：17