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Statistics and reality : concepts and measurements of migration in Europe / edited by Heinz Fassmann, Ursula Reeger & Wiebke Sievers.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: IMISCOE reportsPublication details: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9048506379
  • 9789048506378
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Statistics and reality.DDC classification:
  • 325.4 22
LOC classification:
  • JV7590 .S73 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
European migration: historical overview and statistical problems -- PART 1. POST-COLONIAL COUNTRIES: Belgium -- France -- United Kingdom -- PART 2. GUESTWORKER RECEIVING COUNTRIES: Austria -- Germany -- Switzerland -- PART 3. POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES: Hungary -- Poland -- Romania -- PART 4. NEW IMMIGRANT RECEIVING COUNTRIES: Greece -- Portugal -- Turkey -- Statistics and migration: past, present and future.
Summary: "In the last decade, there has been a distinct trend towards a worldwide harmonisation of migration statistics, chiefly pushed by international bodies and organisations that need comparative data. Statistics and Reality shows that these attempts have as yet not been very successful. It provides an accessible account of the history of migration measurement in Europe and analyses the current conceptualisations of migration and data gathering procedures in twelve European countries in the context of their migration histories. Based on this analysis, the authors provide a critical insight into the migrant stocks and flows in their countries"--Publisher's description.
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European migration: historical overview and statistical problems -- PART 1. POST-COLONIAL COUNTRIES: Belgium -- France -- United Kingdom -- PART 2. GUESTWORKER RECEIVING COUNTRIES: Austria -- Germany -- Switzerland -- PART 3. POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES: Hungary -- Poland -- Romania -- PART 4. NEW IMMIGRANT RECEIVING COUNTRIES: Greece -- Portugal -- Turkey -- Statistics and migration: past, present and future.

"In the last decade, there has been a distinct trend towards a worldwide harmonisation of migration statistics, chiefly pushed by international bodies and organisations that need comparative data. Statistics and Reality shows that these attempts have as yet not been very successful. It provides an accessible account of the history of migration measurement in Europe and analyses the current conceptualisations of migration and data gathering procedures in twelve European countries in the context of their migration histories. Based on this analysis, the authors provide a critical insight into the migrant stocks and flows in their countries"--Publisher's description.

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