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Migration as Economic Imperialism: How International Labour Mobility Undermines Economic Development in Poor Countries

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Availability:In StockContributor:Immanuel NessPublish date:2023-09-12Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509553983ISBN-10:1509553983UPC:9781509553983Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Demography, Emigration & ImmigrationSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJM5GAJ13

For several decades, wealthy states, international development agencies and multinational corporations have encouraged labour migration from the Global South to the Global North. As well as providing essential workers to support the transformation of advanced economies, the remittances that migrants send home have been touted as the most promising means of national development for poor and undeveloped countries.

As Immanuel Ness argues in this sharp corrective to conventional wisdom, temporary labour migration represents the most recent form of economic imperialism and global domination. A closer look at the economic and social evidence demonstrates that remittances deepen economic exploitation, unravel societal stability and significantly expand economic inequality between poor and rich societies. The book exposes the damaging political, economic and social effects of migration on origin countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and how border and security mechanisms control and marginalize low-wage migrant workers, especially women and youth. Ness asserts that remittances do not bring growth to poor countries but extend national dependence on the export of migrant workers, leading to warped and unequal development on the global periphery.

This expert take will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of migration and development across the social sciences.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509553983ISBN-10:1509553983UPC:9781509553983Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Demography, Emigration & ImmigrationSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJM5GAJ13

Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg.


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