How Do States Implement Liberal Immigration Policies? Control Signals and Skilled Immigration Reform in Australia
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Wright, Chris F.
署名单位：
Macquarie University
刊物名称：
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
ISSN/ISSBN：
0952-1895
DOI：
10.1111/gove.12043
发表日期：
2014
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摘要：
States often face immigration control dilemmas between popular pressures for tighter immigration controls versus economic pressures for more liberal work visa controls. Using a systematic process analysis of recent policy developments in Australia, this article argues that the Howard government's large expansion of wanted forms of immigration hinged upon its ability to control unwanted forms of immigration. The concept of control signals is introduced to account for the government's success in exiting an immigration control dilemma, which allowed it to pursue skilled immigration reforms that would have otherwise proven difficult. A research agenda is established for examining the conditions under which the use of control signals is likely to be successful and for applying the concept to other realms of public policy where states face control dilemmas.