Political Economy of Immigration in the Netherlands - Population, Land and Welfare

Presents a historical perspective on the development of population density in The Netherlands, offering a broad survey of the conventional approach to measuring immigration's effects and also considering better measures of welfare and providing a detailed description and evaluation of policies - rules, regulations and implementation.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Man, land and water: A brief history of Dutch density 3. Population size, immigration and income per capita 4. Measuring effects on welfare 5. The political economy of immigration 6. The upshot: tough policy challenges

About the author

Joop Hartog is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Summary

Presents a historical perspective on the development of population density in The Netherlands, offering a broad survey of the conventional approach to measuring immigration’s effects and also considering better measures of welfare and providing a detailed description and evaluation of policies - rules, regulations and implementation.

Product details

• Authors: Joop Hartog, Hartog Joop
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032447612
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244761-2
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Studies in Labour Economics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Europe, Business & Economics / General, Law, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Labour Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Sociology: work & labour, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General