Heaven's door : immigration policy and the American economy / / George J. Borjas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961053803321
• Autore: Borjas George J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton University Press, , 1999
• ISBN: 9786613339898; 9781283339896; 1283339897; 9781400841509; 140084150X
• Edizione: [With a New preface by the author]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 325.73
• Soggetti: Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions; United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects; United States Emigration and immigration Government policy; United States Economic conditions 1981-2001
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Second printing, and first paperback printing, with a new preface"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1. Reframing the Immigration Debate -- CHAPTER 2. The Skills of Immigrants -- CHAPTER 3. National Origin -- CHAPTER 4. The Labor Market Impact of Immigration -- CHAPTER 5. The Economic Benefits from Immigration -- CHAPTER 6. Immigration and the Welfare State -- CHAPTER 7. Social Mobility across Generations -- CHAPTER 8. Ethnic Capital -- CHAPTER 9. Ethnic Ghettos -- CHAPTER 10. The Goals of Immigration Policy -- CHAPTER 11. A Proposal for an Immigration Policy -- CHAPTER 12. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The U.S. took in more than a million immigrants per year in the late 1990's, more than at any other time in history. For humanitarian and many other reasons, this may be good news. But as George Borjas shows in Heaven's Door, it's decidedly mixed news for the American economy--and positively bad news for the country's poorest citizens. Widely regarded as the country's leading immigration economist, Borjas ; presents the most comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date account yet of the economic impact of recent immigration on America. He reveals that the benefits of immigration have been greatly exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities, to the richest. In the course of the book, Borjas carefully analyzes immigrants' skills, national origins, welfare use, economic mobility, and impact on the labor market, and he makes groundbreaking use of new data to trace current trends in ethnic segregation. He also evaluates the implications of the evidence for the type of immigration policy the that U.S. should pursue. Some of his findings are dramatic: Despite estimates that range into hundreds of billions of dollars, net annual gains from immigration are only about

The nonprofit sector : a research handbook / / edited by Walter W. Powell and Richard Steinberg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910959025103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 9786611734947; 9780300153439; 0300153430; 9781281734945; 1281734942; 9780300135176; 0300135173
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 659 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Altri autori (Persone): PowellWalter W; SteinbergRichard
• Disciplina: 338.7/4
• Soggetti: Nonprofit organizations - Management; Nonprofit organizations; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Nonprofit Sector in Historical Perspective: Traditions of Philanthropy in the West -- A Historical Overview of Philanthropy, Voluntary Associations, and Nonprofit Organizations in the United States, 1600-2000 -- Scope and Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector -- The Nonprofit Sector in Comparative Perspective -- Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations -- Nonprofit Organizations and the Market -- Work in the Nonprofit Sector -- Collaboration between Corporations and Nonprofit Organizations -- The Constitution of Citizens: Political Theories of Nonprofit Organizations -- Scope and Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations -- The Legal Framework for Nonprofit Organizations -- The Federal Tax Treatment of Charitable Organizations -- Nonprofit Organizations and Political Advocacy -- International Nongovernmental Organizations -- Foundations -- Nonprofit Organizations and Health Care: Some Paradoxes of Persistent Scrutiny -- Social Care and the Nonprofit Sector in the Western Developed World -- Nonprofit Organizations and the Intersectoral Division of Labor in the Arts -- Higher Education: Evolving Forms and Emerging Markets -- Religion and the Nonprofit Sector -- Nonprofit Community Organizations in Poor Urban Settings: Bridging Institutional Gaps for Youth -- Nonprofit Membership Associations -- Charitable Giving: How Much, by Whom, to What, and How? -- Why Do People Give? -- Nonprofit Mission: Constancy, Responsiveness, or Deflection? -- Governance: Research Trends, Gaps, and Future Prospects -- Commercial Activity, Technological Change, and Nonprofit Mission.
• Sommario/riassunto: The second edition of The Nonprofit Sector provides a novel, comprehensive, cross-disciplinary perspective on nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society. This new, updated edition keeps pace with industry trends and advances as well as with the changing interests and needs of students, practitioners, and researchers. As before, every chapter has been written to stand on its own, providing sufficient background for the reader to follow the argument without referring to other chapters-allowing readers to selectively choose those chapters that are most relevant to a particular course, interest, or issue. The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook includes twenty-seven new or updated chapters. Relevant chapters from the previous edition have been refined, and new chapters have been added to fill in gaps, making this the authoritative reference for all who want an accessible, perceptive, and all-inclusive rendering of the nonprofit sector. The contributors-prominent scholars in their respective fields-carefully reflect upon the variety of changes in the rapidly growing world of nonprofits, examining a wide array of organizations, international issues, social science theories, and philanthropic traditions and covering a broad range of topics including the history and scope of nonprofit activities in the United States and abroad, the relation of nonprofits to the marketplace, government-nonprofit issues, key activities of nonprofits, aspects of giving to and joining nonprofits, and nonprofit mission and governance. For anyone who wishes to have a deeper understanding of the nonprofit sector, this remains the essential guide.