Knowledge borders temporary labor mobility and the Canada-US border region

Key elements of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal with temporary labor mobility. Ideally, NAFTA status provisions should make the temporary movement of professionals easier across the border of all NAFTA countries. However, in the case of emerging sectors such as high technology a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, Kathrine E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA Edward Elgar Pub. 2017, 2017
Series:New horizons in regional science
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I, 1. Introduction ; 2. Borders and the movement of the highly skilled ; 3. The Cascadia region in its wider context
  • pt. II, 4. The firms ; 5. The immigration officials ; 6. The immigration attorneys
  • pt. III, 7. Conclusion