Capital Accumulation and Migration

Dennis C. Canterbury, PhD. (2000) in Sociology, Binghamton University (State University of New York), is a Professor of Sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University, USA. He has published monographs and many articles on development issues including Neoliberal Democratization and New Authoritarianism (Ashgate, 2005), and European Bloc Imperialism (Brill, 2010).

• About the AuthorPrefaceAcknowledgements1. Migration and Capital AccumulationIntroductionArgument, Method and HypothesisDevelopment-cum-GlobalizationPolitics, Development and MigrationStructure and OrganizationPART I: MIGRATION THEORY: EARLY ROOTS2. Classical Political Economy to Neoliberal TheoryIntroductionThe Classical Model, Development and MigrationMarx’s Economic Theory and MigrationThe Neoclassical “Revolution” The Keynesian “Revolution” Development Economics and MigrationNeoliberal Theory and MigrationConclusion3. Poor Economic Growth with Increased ImmigrationIntroductionEconomic Theories of Migration: Push-Pull ApproachesAlternative Question and Counter-PropositionCompanies Hiring Illegal ImmigrantsForeign-Born Workers in the US Labor Force 2007 and 2010Economic Growth and Unemployment 2000 – 2009Layoffs and Separations 2007 – 2009Industry Distribution of 2008 Mass Layoffs and SeparationsIncreased Migration During the Great Recession 2007 – 2009Caribbean Migration to the US 2000 – 2009ConclusionPART II: NEOLIBERAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF MIGRATION4. Liberalization and Financialization of MigrationIntroductionLabor Mobility and Capitalist GlobalizationThe General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and Migration“The Great Financialization” The Financialization of MigrationConclusion5. The Development Impact of Remittances and DiasporasIntroductionDiasporas and EntrepreneurshipDiasporas Role in Neoliberal Economic and Social DevelopmentCritique of the Development Impact of Remittances and DiasporasRemittances, Diasporas and Power: An Alternative ViewConclusion6. The Millennium Development Goals Impact of MigrationIntroductionDescription of the Millennium Development GoalsThe Impact of Migration on the MDGsMigration and the Limitations of the MDGsConclusion7. The Human Development Impact of MigrationIntroductionOn Theories of Human DevelopmentMigration and Human DevelopmentThe Impact of Migration on Human DevelopmentMigration and CostMigration and HealthMigration and Human RightsPolicy Reforms for Human Development Impact of MigrationConclusionPART III: FAULT LINES IN NEOLIBERAL VIEWS ON MIGRATION8. Migration Fault-lines under Neoliberal GlobalizationIntroductionContradictions in the Neoliberal Approach to MigrationThe Israeli Separation Walls with Egypt and PalestineCurrent US-Mexico Border IssuesThe US – Mexico Border Fence: “The Great Wall of Mexico” Migration Policy Issues in the EU and USAnti-Immigration in Theory and PracticePro-Immigration Mass MovementsConclusion9. The European Union and Migration: The Africa ConnectionIntroductionThe EU and MigrationJoint Africa-EU Declaration on Migration and Development (JA-EUDMD) Critique of the Joint Africa-EU Declaration on Migration and DevelopmentThe EU and LibyaThe Libyan War and MigrantsThe EU and Democracy in LibyaConclusion10. Ideas for a Radical Approach to Migration StudiesIntroductionSome Considerations for a Radical ApproachBibliographyIndex