Immigrants and the Informal Economy in Southern Europe

Illegal immigrants constitute a major issue in southern European countries through their large presence in the labour markets and their participation in (hence perpetuation of) underground economies. This book is not only the first published piece of comparative research in the area but also one of the few publications giving a comparative analysis of southern European immigration policies. The detailed accounts of each country's pattern of informal employment of immigrants are located within a broader setting of contemporary southern European immigration controls and - in particular - of illegal migration and illegal employment in Europe.

Illegal immigrants constitute a major issue in southern European countries. This book is the first piece of published research in this area and gives a comparative analysis of southern European immigration policies. Detailed accounts of each country's pattern of informal immigrant employment are located within a broader setting of contemporary immigration controls.

Where free markets reign - aliens in the twilight zone, Martin Baldwin Edwards; a survey of the economics of illegal migration, Andreas Jahn, Thomas Straubhaar; illegality, enlightenment and ambiguity - a hot Italian recipe, Giovanna Zincone; the mass legalization of migrants in Italy - permanent or temporary emergence from the underground economy? Emilio Reyneri; immigrants in the Spanish labour market, Ubaldo Martinez Veiga; Italian and Spanish labour leaders' unconventional immigration policy preferences, Julie R. Watts; multicultural insertions in a small economy - Portugal's immigrant communities, David Corkill, Martin Eaton; immigration, clandestine work and labour market strategies - the case of the construction sector in the metropolitan region of Lisbon, Jorge Macaista Malheiros; Greece - the contours of a fragmented policy response, Martin Baldwin-Edwards, Rossetos Fakiolas; socio-spatial dynamics and exclusion of three immigrant groups in the Athens conurbation, Theodoros Iosofides, Russell King; trafficking for sexual exploitation and the sex business in international migration in the case of Italy, Giovanna Campani.

Joaquin Arango, Martin Baldwin-Edwards