Exodus
Subtitle: how migration is changing our world
By: Paul Collier
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780195398656
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Multiculturalism; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1 The Questions and the Process; title: ch. 1 The Migration Taboo; title: ch. 2 Why Migration Accelerates; title: pt. 2 Host Societies: Welcome or Resentment?; title: ch. 3 The Social Consequences; title: ch. 4 The Economic Consequences; title: ch. 5 Getting Migration Policy Wrong; title: pt. 3 Migrants: Grievance or Gratitude?; title: ch. 6 Migrants: The Winners from Migration; title: ch. 7 Migrants: The Losers from Migration; title: pt. 4 Those Left Behind; title: ch. 8 The Political Consequences; title: ch. 9 The Economic Consequences; title: ch. 10 Left Behind?; title: pt. 5 Rethinking Migration Policies; title: ch. 11 Nations and Nationalism; title: ch. 12 Making Migration Policies Fit for Purpose.