Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World

Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World

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, and yet 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.<br /><br />In <em>Exodus</em>, Paul Collier, the world-renowned economist and bestselling author of<em> The Bottom Billion</em>, 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 themselves, that of the people they leave behind, and that of the host societies where they relocate.<br /><br />Immigration is a simple economic equation, but its effects are complex. <em>Exodus</em> confirms how crucial it will be that public policy face and address all of its ramifications. Sharply written and brilliantly clarifying,<em> Exodus</em> offers a provocative analysis of an issue that affects us all.