This authoritative and accessible state-of-the-art reference collection maps the changing landscape of labour mobility in terms of the dialectic between state sovereignty and market-based logic, which is transforming the speed, scope and scale of transboundary migration-for-employment.Faced with...

International economic migration is steered by the vertical interplay of migration-related agreements at three levels: the multilateral opening of labour markets in GATS mode 4, its regional replicas of preferential trade agreements and bilateral migration schemes. We observe a horizontal...

The study of bilateral migration agreements (BMAs) regularly pivots around the quest for a prototype agreement after which to model migration flows sustainably. Within Europe, France is predestined for such a field study, due to its unique legacy allowing to periodize the current BMA within...