{"product_id":"the-mobility-of-labor-and-capital-a-study-in-international-investment-and-labor-flow-paperback-9780521386722","title":"The Mobility of Labor and Capital; A Study in International Investment and Labor Flow (Paperback) 9780521386722","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Mobility of Labor and Capital\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study in International Investment and Labor Flow\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffering a fresh understanding of the processes of international migration and specifically the US from 1960 to 1985.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSaskia Sassen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521386722, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 29 June 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm, 0.385 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an intelligent combination of theorizing and relevant data which is the mark of a good book'. State University of New York, Binghamton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this empirical study, Saskia Sassen offers a fresh understanding of the processes of international migration. Focusing on immigration into the US from 1960 to 1985 and the part played by American economic activities abroad, as well as foreign investment in the US, she examines the various ways in which the internationalization of production contributes to the formation and direction of labor migration.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Foreign investment: a neglected variable\u003cbr\u003e 2. The use of foreign workers\u003cbr\u003e 3. The new immigration\u003cbr\u003e 4. The globalization of production: implications for labor migration\u003cbr\u003e 5. The rise of global cities and the new labor demand\u003cbr\u003e 6. The reconcentration of capital in the United States: a new investment zone?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Population \u0026amp; demography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Population \u0026amp; demography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Population%20\u0026amp;%20demography%20%5BJHBD%5D%22\"\u003eJHBD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002794397976,"sku":"9780521386722","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521386722_6aae26da-02aa-4f74-99f3-652dc5f68a00.gif?v=1691376185","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-mobility-of-labor-and-capital-a-study-in-international-investment-and-labor-flow-paperback-9780521386722","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}