Abstract
Despite the restrictions which political boundaries may place upon movement, daily international transfers of labor have increased substantially in Western Europe since the early 1960s. The phenomenon is particularly intense in the French border region of Alsace from which, in 1976, over 27,000 frontaliers moved to work in either Western Germany or Switzerland. Workers are generally young and possess only limited qualifications; they appear strongly motivated by the high relative value of a German or Swiss salary, but are also influenced by factors such as job availability and working conditions. These movements pose various problems for economic development in Alsace.
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