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- 2010022368 abstract "From the publisher. Throughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people with the means and motivation to migrate will only increase. Exceptional People looks at the profound advantages that such dynamics will have for countries and migrants the world over. Challenging the received wisdom that a dramatic growth in migration is undesirable, the book proposes new approaches for governance that will embrace this international mobility. The authors explore the critical role of human migration since humans first departed Africa some fifty thousand years ago -- how the circulation of ideas and technologies has benefited communities and how the movement of people across oceans and continents has fueled economies. They show that migrants in today's world connect markets, fill labor gaps, and enrich social diversity. Migration also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes. However, the authors indicate that most current migration policies are based on misconceptions and fears about migration's long-term contributions and social dynamics. Future policies, for good or ill, will dramatically determine whether societies can effectively reap migration's opportunities while managing the risks of the twenty-first century. A guide to vigorous debate.".
- 2010022368 contributor B11763453.
- 2010022368 contributor B11763454.
- 2010022368 created "c2011.".
- 2010022368 date "2011".
- 2010022368 date "c2011.".
- 2010022368 dateCopyrighted "c2011.".
- 2010022368 description "From the publisher. Throughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people with the means and motivation to migrate will only increase. Exceptional People looks at the profound advantages that such dynamics will have for countries and migrants the world over. Challenging the received wisdom that a dramatic growth in migration is undesirable, the book proposes new approaches for governance that will embrace this international mobility. The authors explore the critical role of human migration since humans first departed Africa some fifty thousand years ago -- how the circulation of ideas and technologies has benefited communities and how the movement of people across oceans and continents has fueled economies. They show that migrants in today's world connect markets, fill labor gaps, and enrich social diversity. Migration also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes. However, the authors indicate that most current migration policies are based on misconceptions and fears about migration's long-term contributions and social dynamics. Future policies, for good or ill, will dramatically determine whether societies can effectively reap migration's opportunities while managing the risks of the twenty-first century. A guide to vigorous debate.".
- 2010022368 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-357) and index.".
- 2010022368 extent "xv, 371 p. :".
- 2010022368 identifier "0691145725 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- 2010022368 identifier "9780691145723 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- 2010022368 issued "2011".
- 2010022368 issued "c2011.".
- 2010022368 language "eng".
- 2010022368 publisher "Princeton : Princeton University Press,".
- 2010022368 subject "304.8 22".
- 2010022368 subject "Emigration and immigration.".
- 2010022368 subject "JV6035 .G65 2011".
- 2010022368 title "Exceptional people : how migration shaped our world and will define our future / Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron, and Meera Balarajan.".
- 2010022368 type "text".