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Structural needs for immigrant labor in health care, restaurant,
tourism, agricultural and other economic sectors, together with
harsher economic circumstances in most sending countries, almost
certainly ensure the continuation of large-scale immigration to the
US and Australia. But in harder times, especially in the US,
sustaining this immigration while managing immigrants' economic and
social integration are daunting tasks. This illuminating book
analyzes how well, and in what ways, the US and Australia will meet
these challenges. This companion volume to Nations of Immigrants
examines immigration to the US and Australia during the difficult
economic times following the paralysis of financial firms and
markets in New York and London in autumn 2008, quickly affecting
Australia and most other OECD countries. The contributors -
prominent American and Australian immigration specialists - discuss
how the financial crisis has altered the nexus of domestic labor
markets and immigration, how public fears spurred by harder times
are affecting border protection and support for immigration,
whether serious abrasions between foreign- and native-born
populations are resulting, and the extent to which the politics of
immigration is being transformed. Immigration and the Financial
Crisis will prove a thought provoking read for academics and
students with an interest in immigration, and American and
Australian policy arenas. The book will also prove an invaluable
reference tool for public servants engaged in administering US and
Australian immigration policies.
This timely book examines the immense surges in immigration since
the mid-1990s in Australia and the United States, two of the
world's most important settler-receiving countries. Australia's
shift to a points-based, skills-oriented system is contrasted with
the political deadlock that has prevented any basic change in US
immigration policy during this period. Focusing on immigration
policy trends, effects on labour markets, successes and failures in
integrating massive numbers of new immigrants, and the future of
multiculturalism, the book ponders many of the policy dilemmas that
confront both countries. Drawing on extensive research findings in
the field of immigration policy, this book will prove a fascinating
read for both scholars and postgraduate students working on
immigration, as well as undergraduates studying courses on
Australia and comparisons of the Australian and American policy
arenas. Public servants engaged in administering Australian and US
immigration policies will also find this book invaluable.
The education of marginalised peoples and communities is a topic of
great contemporary importance. Closing the Gap in Education?
increases our understanding of the nature and challenges of
marginalisation in southern world societies. The book also
canvasses possible directions for change that might improve the
social participation of young people. It is both timely and
distinctive. Closing the Gap in Education? emanates from a
conference organised by the Monash Institute for the Study of
Global Movements, in partnership with Monash South Africa, held in
2009 at Monash s Johannesburg campus. Leading scholars and public
figures from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand participated.
The authors provide illuminating accounts of marginalisation which
point to the inadequacy of many current educational policies.
Several contributors question the usefulness of notions of closing
gaps and bridging divides, suggesting alternate ways to frame the
debates. In explaining the key terms marginalisation, gaps,
divides, peripheries the contributors consider capabilities, social
practices, neo-liberalism, human capital theory, raciology,
redistribution, the education debt, the politics of hope, history
as a cultural resource and other concepts. They do so as academics
and activists committed to social justice in education. The
achievement of social transformation is particularly emphasised.
Closing the Gap in Education? makes a most important contribution
to understanding education in marginalised communities. It is a
thought-provoking work, relevant to all readers interested in
education, policy, government, global, media and indigenous
studies.
Due to enhanced mobility, students more than ever before have the
option to study abroad. Higher proportions of students are drawn
from countries outside the home bases of universities; and tertiary
institutions have become increasingly dependent for their financial
viability on the revenues derived from these students. As a result,
an activity that has historically been evaluated in terms of its
contribution to the public good is now more likely to be assessed
through the application of business and marketing principles. The
character of the higher education experiences in many countries,
including South Africa and Australia, have also been dramatically
changed by the increasing diversity and cosmopolitanism associated
with the flow of students from a range of countries. In this book,
a timely and distinctive collection of papers enhances
understanding of the complex issues associated with international
education in globalizing times. The book's contributions come from
a conference at Monash University's Johannesburg campus in November
2010. The focus of the conference was international students in
South Africa and Australia. A distinctive feature of the conference
was the theme of racism in its many forms that has attracted much
media attention, particularly in Australia. Drawing on a range of
social theories, the book analyzes key issues that have demanded
attention in this area, thereby helping to move the field forward.
It provides detailed accounts of international education,
questioning the adequacy of many current higher education policies,
including the Australian government's related current immigration
policy. It also challenges the current emphasis on international
education as a commodity rather than as a public good and proposes
alternate ways of framing the debates and formulating policies.
In recent years there has been a substantial growth in the
literature of Australian Aboriginal Studies. While much of this has
touched on past and present economic issues from a historical,
political or social viewpoint, its result has been to emphasize the
need for a synthesis of the available information on the economic
status of Aborigines in Australia. This book provides a survey of
studies so far made on various aspects of current Aboriginal
economic life in different environments in Australia, and raises
questions of economic policy which follow from their results. In
this the authors break new ground in the breadth of their canvass
and by their extension of issues previously limited to the realm of
social welfare to that of economic policy. This book is prefaced by
a brief description of the historical background to the Aboriginal
'economy', and introduced by an overview of the relatively unequal
economic status of Aborigines in the Australian economy today.
This study draws together some of the best economists and public policy analysts in Australia to contribute to a major assessment and "audit" of the economy. It assesses the economy's recent performance in achieving an environment which encourages sustainable economic growth with an equitable income distribution. It pinpoints what is required to ensure growth with socially and environmentally acceptable outcomes for the future.
This study draws together some of the best economists and public policy analysts in Australia to contribute to a major assessment and "audit" of the economy. It assesses the economy's recent performance in achieving an environment which encourages sustainable economic growth with an equitable income distribution. It pinpoints what is required to ensure growth with socially and environmentally acceptable outcomes for the future.
In recent years there has been a substantial growth in the
literature of Auatralian Aboriginal Studies. While much of this has
touched on past and present economic issues from a historical,
political or social viewpoint, its result has been to emphasise the
need for a synthesis of the available information on the economic
status of Aborigines in Australia. This book provides a survey of
studies so far made on various aspects of current Aboriginal
economic life in different environments in Australia, and raises
questions of economic policy which follow from their results. In
this the authors break new ground in the breadth of their canvass
and by their extension of issues previously limited to the realm of
social welfare to that of economic policy. This book is prefaced by
a brief description of the historical background to the Aboriginal
'economy', and introduced by an overview of the relatively unequal
economic status of Aborigines in the Australian economy today. It
then surveys the available information on the economic position of
Aborigines in the different segments of society in remote and
settled Australia in which they live: government settlements and
missions;
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