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Numbers vs. Rights: Trade-Offs and Guest Worker Programs

Ruhs, Martin, Martin, Philip·2008·International Migration Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00120.x
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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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Authors
Ruhs, M., & Martin, P.
Venue
International Migration Review
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2008-03
Volume
42
Issue
1
Pages
249-265
ISSN
  • 0197-9183 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7379
DOI
10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00120.x
OpenAlex
W2165904696
Cited by
445
References
28
FWCI
58.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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