Industrial Development and the Social Fabric

In this timely collection of essays, leading American and German scholars analyse immigrant incorporation into the welfare state from a comparative economic, social, and political viewpoint by applying data from the 1980s and 1990s. New insights are revealed into how ethnic stratification and socioeconomic integration is promoted by specific programs and other institutionalized policies in education, labour markets, and welfare. This volume will be an important resource not only to scholars and students in economics and the social and political sciences, but also for professionals in education, social work, journalism, politics, and community groups.

The contributions of this collected volume are the result of a call for papers. The authors met and discussed their drafts at the workshop "Inequality in Europe," organized by the editors. The workshop was sponsored by the "Population Economics" section of the German Association for Demography ("Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Bevoelkerungs wissenschafl" - DGBw) and by the "Josef-Popper-Naehrpflicht" Foundation. The aim of this foundation, located at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main, is to support research dealing with problems of achieving a "reasonable" standard of living. Originally the aim of the foundation was to further the notion of a guaranteed minimum income ("allgemeine Naehrpjlicht"). The publication of this book is also sponsored by this foundation. The workshop was held at the "Evangelische Akademie Arnoldshain," near Frankfurt am Main. The helpful discussions during the workshop benefitted greatly from the friendly atmosphere of the academy. Some of the articles were financially supported by the "Panel Comparability" Project (PACO), located at CEPS (Centre d'Etudes de Populations, de Pauvrete et de Politiques Socio-Economiques) in Luxembourg. PACO is a joint activity of the German Institute for Economic Research (DrW) in Berlin, CEPS and some other institutions in European countries. It is sponsored by grant No. ERBCHRX-CT92- 0037 ("European Network on Longitudinal Household Panel Studies Meeting Technology Requirement for Comparative Research") of the "Human Capital and Mobility" program of the Commission of the European Community."

In der Offentlichkeit wird der Erwerbstatigkeit von Frauen die Schuld an den sehr niedrigen Geburtenhaufigkeiten in der Bundesrepublik gegeben. Der vorliegende Band legt eine Reihe von soziologischen und okonomischen Aufsatzen vor, die dieser popularen These widersprechen. Insbesondere wird gezeigt, dass eine Familienpolitik, die nur die Mutterrolle (finanziell) unterstutzt, zum Scheitern verurteilt ist. Fur viele Frauen ist Erwerbstatigkeit unverzichtbar geworden. Gleichzeitig gibt es aber Kinderwunsche. Deswegen ist eine Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik, insbesondere eine Arbeitspolitik, die die Vereinbarkeit von Erwerbstatigkeit und Kindererziehung erleichtert, die beste Familienpolitik.

This Book Set consists of: *9780762305230 - Immigrant Incorporation (Part A) *9780762305247 - Welfare Policies and Immigrants' Citizenship (Part B) An analysis of immigration, citizenship and the Welfare State in Germany and the United States. It addresses: immigrant incorporation; incorporation into education and school; labour market integration and attainment; and the allocation of fiscal benefits and contributions.