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145 Int'l Lab. Rev. [i] (2006)

handle is hein.journals/intlr145 and id is 1 raw text is: 2006 1-2 > Volume 145/1-2 International Labour Review SPECIAL ISSUE: MIGRATION Contents 1 Introduction 7 The potential of temporary migration programmes in future international migration policy Martin RUHS This article explores the potential of temporary migration programmes (TMPs) for managing international labour migration in a way that is both practical and sensitive. Drawing upon the experiences of past and current TMPs, Ruhs discusses how TMPs can: help high-income countries meet their market needs; provide people from low- income countries with better access to labour markets in higher-income countries; maximize migration's developmental impact on countries of origin; and address high- income countries' concerns about the permanent settlement of migrants and the diversity of their societies. In conclusion, he identifies the core considerations and pol- icies needed to formulate and effectively implement TMPs. KEYWORDS: LABOUR MIGRATION, MIGRANT WORKER, MIGRATION POLICY, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, TEMPORARY WORKER 37 The globalization of the labour market for health-care professionals Paul F. CLARK, James B. STEWART and Darlene A. CLARK The worldwide shortage of health-care workers has led to a brain drain that is negatively affecting the health-care systems of less affluent countries. The authors study the factors encouraging nurses and doctors to migrate, measure the costs and benefits of such migration and analyse methods of foreign recruitment. They then look at the theories that help explain this phenomenon: human capital theory, theories of neo-colonialism and of globalization. They conclude with a policy discussion of possible strategies, which

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