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955981
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b710351
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Hatton, T. J.
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The age of mass migration : : causes and economic impact /\ Timothy J. Hatton, Jeffrey G. Williamson.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1998.
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1 online resource (xi, 301 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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019535379X
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: 0585356823
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: 1280470216
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: 1602562237
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: 6610470219
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: 9780195353792
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: 9780585356822
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: 9781280470219
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: 9781602562233
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: 9786610470211
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0195116518
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9780195116519
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index.
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| Contents
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1. What This Book Is About; 2. The Issues; 3. Why Did Europeans Emigrate?; 4. Cycles, Swings, and Shocks: Waiting to Make the Move; 5. After the Famine: Irish Experience; 6. Segmented Markets, Multiple Destinations: Italian Experience; 7. Assimilating the Immigrant: An American Melting Pot?; 8. Absorbing the Immigrant: The Impact on Americans; 9. Labor Market Impact at Home: Ireland and Sweden; 10. Labor Market Impact Abroad and Convergence; 11. Mass Migration and Inequality Trends Within Countries; 12. Coda: The Evolution of a Global Labor Market; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C.
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Providing a comprehensive view of mass migration, this book offers a thorough treatment of a period of vital development in the economic history of the modern world. It is useful to students of migration, historical or contemporary, and also to those interested in international economic activities.
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Emigration and immigration-- Economic aspects-- History.
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Foreign workers-- History.
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Labor market-- History.
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Émigration et immigration-- Aspect économique-- Histoire.
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Marché du travail-- Histoire.
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Travailleurs étrangers-- Histoire.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Labor.
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Emigration and immigration-- Economic aspects.
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Foreign workers.
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Labor market.
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Arbeidsmarkt.
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Europeanen.
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Migratie (demografie)
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.12/791/09034
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| LC Classification
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JV6217.H37 1998eb
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| Added Entry
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Williamson, Jeffrey G.,1935-
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