num_pages: 320
description: It is one of the most pressing and controversial questions of our time -- vehemently debated steeped in ideology profoundly divisive. Who should be allowed to immigrate and who not? What are the arguments for and against limiting the numbers? We are supposedly a nation of immigrants andyet our policies reflect deep anxieties and the quirks of short-term self-interest with effective legislation snagging on thousand-mile-long security fences and the question of how long and arduous the path to citizenship should be.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 that of themigrants themselves that of the people they leave behind and that of the host societies where they relocate.Immigration is a simple economic equation but its effects are complex. Exodus confirms how crucial it will be that public policy face and address all of its ramifications. Sharply written and brilliantly clarifying Exodus offers a provocative analysis of an issue that affects us all.
language: English
title: Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World
publisher: Oxford University Press