Migration, Informal Economy and Social Exclusion in Spain
Migration, Informal Economy and Social Exclusion in Spain
Author(s): Jaka RepičSubject(s): Labor relations, Economic policy, Social differentiation, Migration Studies, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: migration; Spain; social exclusion; migration policy; informal economy;
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the connection between recent migration to Spain and the role of the Spanish informal economy with its requirements for inexpensive, unregistered labor as one of the most crucial factors of early and contemporary labor immigration. Due to restrictive migration policy a marked social differentiation has occurred between Spanish citizens, new residents (from the EU) and immigrants. Migrant workers are often at the very bottom of the social scale, and it is in the interest of the capital to continue the policy of exclusion and foster their non-integration.
Journal: Studia ethnologica Croatica
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 165-186
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English