Who needs migrant workers? : labour shortages, immigration, and public policy / edited by Martin Ruhs and Bridget Anderson.

Other author Ruhs, Martin.
Other author Anderson, Bridget (Sociologist)
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxvi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction / Martin Ruhns and Bridget Anderson -- Migrant workers: who needs them? A framework for the analysis of staff shortages, immigration, and public policy / Bridget Anderson and Martin Ruhs -- Changing shares of migrant labour in different sectors and occupations in the UK economy: an overview / Vanna Aldin, Dan James, and Jonathan Wadsworth -- Achieving a self-sufficient workforce? The utilization of migrant labour in healthcare / Stephen Bach -- Competing with myths: migrant labour in social care / Jo Moriarty -- Use of migrant labour in the hospitality sector: current and future implications / Rosemary Lucas and Steve Mansfield -- UK food businesses' reliance on low-wage migrant labour: a case of choice or constraint? / Andrew Geddes and Sam Scott -- Dynamics of migrant employment in construction: can supply of skilled labour ever match demand? / Paul Chan, Linda Clarke, and Andrew Dainty -- Immigration and the UK labour market in financial services: a case of conflicting policy challenges? / Andrew Jones -- Need for migrant labour? UK-US Comparisons / Philip Martin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010933179
ISBN9780199580590 (hbk.)
ISBN0199580596 (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HD8398.A2 W56 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold