Title:
Exodus : how migration is changing our world
Author:
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Physical Description:
viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780195398656
Abstract:
In Exodus, Paul Collier, the world-renowned economist and bestselling author of The Bottom Billion, clearly and concisely lays out the effects of encouraging or restricting migration. Drawing on original research and case studies, he explores this volatile issue from three perspectives: that of the migrants tmeselves, that of the people they leave behind, and that of the host societies where they relocate.
Contents:
The Migration Taboo -- Why Migration Accelerates -- The Social Consequences -- The Economic Consequences -- Getting Migration Policy Wrong -- Migrants: The Winners from Migration -- Migrants: The Losers from Migration -- The Political Consequences -- The Economic Consequences -- Left Behind? -- Nations and Nationalism -- Making Migration Policies Fit for Purpose.
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Language:
English
