Trade And Migration In The Modern World (routledge Studies In The Modern World Economy)

Trade and Migration in the Modern World explores one of the main paradoxes that faces the modern world today: the dichotomy between nationalism and internationalism in economic affairs. The growing integration of national economies, as a result of globalization has resulted in mistaken belief that economic policies are no longer governed by individual countries. This book examines the principal characteristics of globalization. Mosk utilizes a theory of economic and political gravitation to assess the impact that market forces and political resistant have on the diversity and correlation of trade and migration flows. This book presents an empirical and quantitative analysis of long run immigration and population dynamics, trade flows and the political economy of immigration policy across the US, Europe and Japan. An impressive achievement the book will be invaluable to students studying economics as well as demographic historians, policymakers and political scientists.

Revolutionized by the growing use of fossil fuels and electricity and the reduced costs of transportation and communications, international trade and migration has received an unprecedented boost in recent years. Using a theory of economic and political gravitation, backed up with both quantitative analysis and qualitative description, Mosk argues that the tendency for trade and migration to flow together is tempered by market forces and political resistance to diversity in migration. This results in a glaring paradox: the political arenas of nation states are divided between embracing and opposing diversity in immigration, the same immigration flows their own policies helped create.

A remarkable volume, this book will be invaluable to students of economics demographic historians, policy makers and political scientists.

Half Title:Trade and Migration in the Modern......Page 2 Title Page......Page 8 Copyright......Page 9 Dedication......Page 10 Contents......Page 12 Preface......Page 18 Acknowledgments......Page 20 Part I......Page 22 1 Globalization, trade, and migration......Page 24 2 Demographic openness and trade openness......Page 52 3 Crossover......Page 66 4 Emigration and immigration......Page 90 Part II......Page 98 5 The British connection......Page 100 6 A splendid isolation......Page 155 Part III......Page 180 7 Into the maelstrom: the political economy that battled diversity and openness......Page 182 8 An open world being born......Page 200 9 Conclusions......Page 214 Appendix A.1 The data......Page 224 Appendix A.2 The statistical analysis......Page 234 Notes......Page 250 References......Page 265 Index......Page 278 Using a theory of economic and political gravitation, backed up with both quantitative analysis and qualitative description, Mosk explores trade and migration examining market forces and political resistance to diversity