Mediterranean migration and the labour markets : policies for growth and social development in the Mediterranean Area / edited by Salvatore Capasso and Eugenia Ferragina.

Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Mediterranean migration between territorial imbalances and structural changes in labour markets; 1 Migrating in the global vacuum: how globalization has securitized regional market migration flows; 2 The Euro-Mediterranean regional and sub-regional integration: the role of the EU in the Moroccan path of regional integration; 3 Demographic transitions and labour supply in Southern Mediterranean countries

4 Measuring women's empowerment in the Southern Mediterranean: an opportunity to address the key development challenges5 Spatial agglomeration, innovation clustering and firm performances in Turkey; 6 Youth unemployment and labour market policies in the Southern Mediterranean; 7 Labour market regulations and institutions in the Mediterranean; 8 Climate change and environmentally induced migration; 9 International migrations in the northern countries of the Mediterranean: continuity and changes, before and after the crisis; 10 Migration and trade in the Mediterranean

This book focuses on issues that are relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The depth and the extension of the current political crisis in the area have changed the perspectives of conventional Euro-Mediterranean integration policies. The book provides the grounds for new patterns of analysis and addresses policy guidelines which are able to respond to the dramatic challenges that Mediterranean regions are facing. By implementing a multidisciplinary approach, the volume uncovers the structural determinants of migrations in the area: territorial and social imbalances, climate change, unemployment, weak institutions, poor governance, lack of efficient redistributive policies. Each chapter proposes innovative and rich analyses of the socio-economic conditions of all Mediterranean countries. The prevailing evidence suggests that while the North-South imbalances still persist inside the basin, the recent world economic and financial crises have deepened social, intergenerational and gender inequalities. These inequalities cross all territories both nationally and internationally and affect the living conditions of large segments of population in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries. To bridge these gaps it is necessary to strengthen territorial cohesion, reduce income differentials, and improve the access of marginal areas to basic infrastructure. These long term goals can be achieved through an inclusive development model for which young people and women can enjoy the same opportunities of education and work. Offering innovative and practical guidelines for future programs and policies, this book is essential reading for policy makers, researchers at policy think tanks as well as academics and post graduate students of Mediterranean studies and Economic Policy. The general policy recipes, provided to govern migration flows, make useful reading for national and international research centres and major governmental agencies interested in migration issues.

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