Stepping out of the brain drain : applying Catholic social teaching in a new era of migration / Michele R. Pistone and John J. Hoeffner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pistone, Michele R.

Contributor:

Hoeffner, John J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Emigration and immigration.

Brain drain.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

xxii, 235 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Catholic social teaching's traditional opposition to 'brain drain' migration from developing to developed countries is due for a reassessment. Stepping Out of the Brain Drain provides exactly this, as it demonstrates that both the economic and the ethical rationales for the teaching's opposition to 'brain drain' have been undermined in recent years, and shows how the adoption of a less critical policy could provide enhanced opportunities for poor countries to accelerate their economic development.

Contents:

2 Step Out Migration: A New Term for Brain Drain 9

3 Catholic Social Teaching 21

Part II Catholic Social Thought and Immigration

4 The Openness of the Tradition and the Exception 29

5 Foundational Principles 47

6 Applying Human Dignity and the Common Good to Immigration 59

Part III Events and Understandings Influencing the Formation of the Church's Step Out Migration Policy

7 Political Developments 75

8 Developments in the Church 91

Part IV The Case for Step Out Migration

10 A History of Accentuating the Negative 101

11 The Importance of Modern Technology and Globalization 115

Part V The Contributions of Step Out Migrants

12 International Knowledge Transfers 129

13 Monetary Transfers 137

14 Technology Development and Transfer 155

Part VI The Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II and their Implications

15 Work in Catholic Social Thought 177

16 Human Dignity and Step Out Migration 185

Appendix A Catholic Social Teaching and Political Discourse 217

Appendix B A Short History of the American Catholic Church's Programmatic Support for Immigrant Communities 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739115053

0739115057

9780739115046

0739115049

OCLC:

76786713