Richard Curtain
Biographic Data
| ID | 4242643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Curtain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Curtain |
| SIGNATURE | CURTAIN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7274-6886 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Australiaʼs Seasonal Worker Program
Australiaʼs structured migration pathway for seasonal workers from the Pacific and Timor‐Leste has evolved in many ways since starting as a pilot in mid 2008. These programme changes have not only included different names and managing agencies but also a stricter governance regime for managing risk. The paper explains how the operating context for the programme has shaped the governance changes. This environment has included media and union press…
Pacific seasonal workers
“Crowding out” is a widely accepted claim in migration analysis, which posits that the preference of profit‐maximising employers for irregular and minimally regulated migrants overregulated alternatives will undermine, if not condemn to failure, well‐regulated temporary migration schemes. In this paper, we test the crowding out hypothesis by examining the experience with well‐regulated seasonal migrant worker programs in the horticultural sectors…
For Poor Countries' Youth, Dashed Hopes Signal Danger Ahead
Where the youth bulge is expanding in low-income countries ..., the levels of frustration and conflict are certain to rise. The urgent question facing the developing world is how to improve young people's job prospects now
After Retrenchment
Job loss in manufacturing industry has been a marked feature of the Australian economy over the last decade but little is known about the prospects for re‐employment of workers who have been retrenched. This paper reports the results of a survey of the subsequent labour market experiences of 271 workers made redundant when a whitegoods plant was closed in December 1982 at Bankstown in Sydney's western suburbs. The retrenched workers were contacte…
The Political Economy of Urbanization in Melanesia
The authors attempt to provide a comprehensive review of urbanization in three Melanesian countries (Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) and in Fiji. The focus of the paper is on the development and perpetuation of various forms of inequality exemplified by Melanesian urbanization and its colonial origins
Exiles and Migrants in Oceania
Migrants in the Urban Economy
Pacific seasonal workers
“Crowding out” is a widely accepted claim in migration analysis, which posits that the preference of profit‐maximising employers for irregular and minimally regulated migrants overregulated alternatives will undermine, if not condemn to failure, well‐regulated temporary migration schemes. In this paper, we test the crowding out hypothesis by examining the experience with well‐regulated seasonal migrant worker programs in the horticultural sectors…
After Retrenchment
Job loss in manufacturing industry has been a marked feature of the Australian economy over the last decade but little is known about the prospects for re‐employment of workers who have been retrenched. This paper reports the results of a survey of the subsequent labour market experiences of 271 workers made redundant when a whitegoods plant was closed in December 1982 at Bankstown in Sydney's western suburbs. The retrenched workers were contacte…
Australiaʼs Seasonal Worker Program
Australiaʼs structured migration pathway for seasonal workers from the Pacific and Timor‐Leste has evolved in many ways since starting as a pilot in mid 2008. These programme changes have not only included different names and managing agencies but also a stricter governance regime for managing risk. The paper explains how the operating context for the programme has shaped the governance changes. This environment has included media and union press…
Migrants in the Urban Economy
Exiles and Migrants in Oceania
The Political Economy of Urbanization in Melanesia
The authors attempt to provide a comprehensive review of urbanization in three Melanesian countries (Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) and in Fiji. The focus of the paper is on the development and perpetuation of various forms of inequality exemplified by Melanesian urbanization and its colonial origins
After Retrenchment
Job loss in manufacturing industry has been a marked feature of the Australian economy over the last decade but little is known about the prospects for re‐employment of workers who have been retrenched. This paper reports the results of a survey of the subsequent labour market experiences of 271 workers made redundant when a whitegoods plant was closed in December 1982 at Bankstown in Sydney's western suburbs. The retrenched workers were contacte…
For Poor Countries' Youth, Dashed Hopes Signal Danger Ahead
Where the youth bulge is expanding in low-income countries ..., the levels of frustration and conflict are certain to rise. The urgent question facing the developing world is how to improve young people's job prospects now
Pacific seasonal workers
“Crowding out” is a widely accepted claim in migration analysis, which posits that the preference of profit‐maximising employers for irregular and minimally regulated migrants overregulated alternatives will undermine, if not condemn to failure, well‐regulated temporary migration schemes. In this paper, we test the crowding out hypothesis by examining the experience with well‐regulated seasonal migrant worker programs in the horticultural sectors…
Australiaʼs Seasonal Worker Program
Australiaʼs structured migration pathway for seasonal workers from the Pacific and Timor‐Leste has evolved in many ways since starting as a pilot in mid 2008. These programme changes have not only included different names and managing agencies but also a stricter governance regime for managing risk. The paper explains how the operating context for the programme has shaped the governance changes. This environment has included media and union press…
Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works)