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12 Int'l Migration Rev. 3 (1978)

handle is hein.journals/imgratv12 and id is 1 raw text is: The Economic Adaptation of Immigrants: A New Theoretical Perspective' Anthony H. Richmond York University, Toronto Ravi P. Verma York University, Toronto Classical functionalist theories of migration are compared in this paper with neo-Marxian models and both are found inadequate to explain international trends in migration and the Canadian experi- ence of immigration since World War II. An alternative global systems model of international and internal migration is put forward which takes into account the movements within and between industrial and postindustrial societies, as well as move- ments from less developed to more developed areas. Classical theories of migration and immigrant assimilation have been derived from a functionalist approach to the study of society. In recent years, these theories have been challenged by an essentially neo-Marxist approach which emphasizes elements of conflict and contradiction within contemporary capitalist societies. This paper examines models of interna- tional migration and their implications for the economic adaptation of immigrants in the light of Canadian experience. It will be shown that neither a functionalist nor a conflict model satisfactorily accounts for the characteristics of immigrants coming to Canada and their subsequent economic adaptation. Instead, a more comprehensive global systems model is advanced which incorporates some elements from both the functionalist and neo-Marxist approaches but also takes into account the emerging characteristics of postindustrial societies. 'The research project on which this article is based is one of the 1971 Census Analytical Studies funded by Statistics Canada and jointly sponsored by that agency and the Social Science Research Council of Canada. The conclusions drawn are those of the authors, not necessarily those of Statistics Canada. IMR Volume 12 No. 1 3

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