title: The guest-worker in Western Europe--an obituary.
abstract: The significance of guest workers is examined for six Western European countries.  It is found that "the dynamics of the migratory process led to family reunification and settlement, against the original intentions of the workers, employers and states concerned.  The recruitment of guest-workers stopped after 1974, but many migrants stayed on, becoming permanent ethnic minorities, in a situation of economic and social crisis.  It is argued that guest-worker systems inevitably lead to permanent migration in the long run, and that it is better to plan for orderly settlement through appropriate policies."
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castles
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006280:Health Workforce; D008913:Minority Groups; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Behavior; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Europe; Family And Household; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Minority Groups; Motivation; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Policy; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Temporary Migration