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The Political Economy of Immigration in South Korea

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Abstract

At the end of 2012, there were 1,445,000 foreigners from 199 different countries staying in South Korea (hereafter Korea). There are many different types of stayers in Korea — less- and highly skilled migrant workers, international marriage migrants, overseas ethnic-Korean visa-holders and permanent residents (see Seol, 2014). The number of immigrants by visa status in Korea is determined by demand in the host country’s labour and marriage markets, by Korean citizens’ attitude towards immigration and by the Korean government’s policy on immigration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMigration, Diasporas and Citizenship
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages63-79
Number of pages17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Publication series

NameMigration, Diasporas and Citizenship
VolumePart F4706
ISSN (Print)2662-2602
ISSN (Electronic)2662-2610

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • Cultural Distance
  • International Migration
  • Korean Government
  • Labour Force Participation Rate
  • Migrant Worker

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