TY - CHAP AU - Tiago Sequeira AU - Marcelo Santos ED - Tiago Neves Sequeira Y1 - 2018-02-14 PY - 2018 T1 - Introductory Chapter: Immigration and Economic Growth and Development N2 - This book deals with several issues linking immigration and social development. Following several approaches, from economic to sociological ones, it covers the many effects of the rising phenomenon of immigration. It deals with the effects of immigration on economic growth, on human capital accumulation, and on the government budget. Moreover, it also includes contributions on the social integration of immigrants and on the effects they have in some different cities. It covers studies in countries such as Norway, the USA, Romania, and South Africa. The book Immigration and Development is an essential reading for those who want to get a social sciences multidisciplinary approach to immigration as a social phenomenon. BT - Immigration and Development SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.73609 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.73609 SN - 978-953-51-3785-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -