Is Globalisation Doomed?: The Economic and Political Threats to the Future of Globalisation
Intro -- Is Globalisation Doomed? -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Globalization: Definitions and Measure -- 1 Globalization: Definition and Phases -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Globalization: Definition -- 1.3 Globalization and the International Monetary System -- 1.4 Are We Entering a New and Slower Globalization Phase? -- References -- 2 A New Globalization Index -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Globalization Indexes in General -- 2.3 The New Globalization Index -- 2.4 The Shock-to-Globalization Index -- 2.5 The Impact-of-Globalization Index (IGI) -- Reference -- Part II The Globalization Slow Down: Economic Aspects -- 3 Migration -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Migrants and Refugees: Essential Data -- 3.2.1 Migration's Annus Horribilis: 2015 -- 3.2.2 What Next? -- 3.3 New and Old Causes of Migration -- 3.3.1 Demographic Factors -- 3.3.2 Poverty -- 3.3.3 Wars, Terrorism and Political Instability -- 3.3.4 Economic Migrants and Refugees: Is It a Groundless Distinction? -- 3.3.5 Climate Change -- 3.4 The Economic Effects of Migration -- 3.4.1 The Impacts of Immigration on Host Countries: Theoretical Aspects -- 3.4.1.1 Migrants and the Labor Market -- 3.4.1.2 Migrants and Healthcare and Welfare Systems -- 3.4.1.3 Migrants and the State Budget -- 3.4.1.4 Migrants, Growth and Trade -- 3.4.2 The Impact of Migration on Countries of Origin -- 3.4.2.1 Migrants and Brain Drain -- 3.4.2.2 The Remittances from Migrants -- 3.5 Disciplining Migration in the EU: From Dublin to Schengen -- 3.6 Political Attitudes Towards Immigration in Europe -- 3.6.1 Anti-immigrant Sentiments Among the European Middle Classes -- 3.6.2 Merkel's Migration Policy -- 3.7 Proposals for Addressing the Economic Problems of Immigration -- 3.7.1 The Schengen Cleavage