Central and East European Migrants' Contributions to Social Protection

Central and East European Migrants' Contributions to Social Protection
Author: S. Maatsch
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2012-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137295813

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In 2001 Germany and Austria became the last EU states to lift transnational controls restricting access to their labour markets for citizens of ex-communist countries. This book challenges anti-immigration discourses to show that given the high percentage of skilled immigrants, it is the sending rather than the receiving countries who lose out.

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1)

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1)
Author: Jean-Michel Lafleur
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 303051241X

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This first open access book in a series of three volumes provides an in-depth analysis of social protection policies that EU Member States make accessible to resident nationals, non-resident nationals and non-national residents. In doing so, it discusses different scenarios in which the interplay between nationality and residence could lead to inequalities of access to welfare. Each chapter maps the eligibility conditions for accessing social benefits, by paying particular attention to the social entitlements that migrants can claim in host countries and/or export from home countries. The book also identifies and compares recent trends of access to welfare entitlements across five policy areas: health care, unemployment, family benefits, pensions, and guaranteed minimum resources. As such this book is a valuable read to researchers, policy makers, government employees and NGO’s.

A Continent Moving West?

A Continent Moving West?
Author: Richard Black
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9089641564

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Dit boek beschrijft de toename van migratie uit Oost-europese landen in de periode van 2004-2007, na toetreding tot de EU. Het bevat nieuwe empirische 'casestudies' van migratiepatronen, zowel gebaseerd op veldwerk als op de analyse van bestaande statistieken.

Inequalities During and After Transition in Central and Eastern Europe

Inequalities During and After Transition in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Cristiano Perugini
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137460989

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The book deals with the key aspects of social and economic inequalities developed during the transition of the formerly planned European economies. Particular emphasis is given to the latest years available in order to consider the effects of the global crisis started in 2008-2009.

Emigration and Its Economic Impact on Eastern Europe

Emigration and Its Economic Impact on Eastern Europe
Author: Mr.Ruben V Atoyan
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016-07-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1475576366

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This paper analyses the impact of large and persistent emigration from Eastern European countries over the past 25 years on these countries’ growth and income convergence to advanced Europe. While emigration has likely benefited migrants themselves, the receiving countries and the EU as a whole, its impact on sending countries’ economies has been largely negative. The analysis suggests that labor outflows, particularly of skilled workers, lowered productivity growth, pushed up wages, and slowed growth and income convergence. At the same time, while remittance inflows supported financial deepening, consumption and investment in some countries, they also reduced incentives to work and led to exchange rate appreciations, eroding competiveness. The departure of the young also added to the fiscal pressures of already aging populations in Eastern Europe. The paper concludes with policy recommendations for sending countries to mitigate the negative impact of emigration on their economies, and the EU-wide initiatives that could support these efforts.

The Technological Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Central East Europe

The Technological Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Central East Europe
Author: J. Stephan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137333766

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) assumed a prominent role in Central East Europe (CEE) early on in the transition process. Foreign investors were assigned the task of restructuring markets, providing capital and knowledge for investment in technologically outdated and financially ailing firms.

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 3)

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 3)
Author: Jean-Michel Lafleur
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2020-11-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030512371

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This third and last open access volume in the series takes the perspective of non-EU countries on immigrant social protection. By focusing on 12 of the largest sending countries to the EU, the book tackles the issue of the multiple areas of sending state intervention towards migrant populations. Two “mirroring” chapters are dedicated to each of the 12 non-EU states analysed (Argentina, China, Ecuador, India, Lebanon, Morocco, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey). One chapter focuses on access to social benefits across five core policy areas (health care, unemployment, old-age pensions, family benefits, guaranteed minimum resources) by discussing the social protection policies that non-EU countries offer to national residents, non-national residents, and non-resident nationals. The second chapter examines the role of key actors (consulates, diaspora institutions and home country ministries and agencies) through which non-EU sending countries respond to the needs of nationals abroad. The volume additionally includes two chapters focusing on the peculiar case of the United Kingdom after the Brexit referendum. Overall, this volume contributes to ongoing debates on migration and the welfare state in Europe by showing how non-EU sending states continue to play a role in third country nationals’ ability to deal with social risks. As such this book is a valuable read to researchers, policy makers, government employees and NGO’s.

Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe

Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe
Author: W. Bartlett
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137295651

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Decentralisation is changing the face of South East Europe. This book provides practical analysis of the devolutionary measures reshaping post-Communist economies. Using case studies from Croatia, the former Yugoslavia, Albania and more, this collection offers valuable insights into political and fiscal redistribution.

Advancing Regional Monetary Cooperation

Advancing Regional Monetary Cooperation
Author: L. Mühlich
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2014-08-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137427213

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This book examines regional monetary cooperation as a strategy to enhance macroeconomic stability in developing countries and emerging markets. Interdisciplinary case studies on Southern Africa, Southeast Asia and South America provide a cross-regional perspective on the viability of such strategy.