Migration : changing the world / Guy Arnold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Guy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Migration, Internal--Social aspects.

Migration, Internal.

Migration, Internal--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto, c2012.

Summary:

Constant migration is a worldwide phenomenon that creates sharp divisions between those who accept the need for migrants and welcome the contributions they make and those who oppose them on xenophobic grounds. Guy Arnold provides a comprehensive survey of the consequences of migration.Arnold studies both the massive internal migrations in China and India that drive economic development and the influx of cheap labour into the advanced economies of the USA and EU. He shows that migrants are essential to advanced countries, filling skills gaps and bolstering ageing and static populations. He argues that the constant flow of people in all directions should be welcomed as a positive assault upon outdated, narrow nationalism. Packed with statistics that support the argument that migration is a force for positive change, Arnold's analysis will be an excellent resource for journalists, policy makers and students of sociology, human geography and anthropology.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

Part I: The Americas

1. The United States

2. Mexico

3. Canada and the Caribbean

4. South America

Part II: Europe

5. The European Union

6. Britain

7. France and Germany

8. Spain, Italy, Malta and Greece

9. Europe's Small Developed States

10. East Europe, Turkey

11. Russia

Part III: Africa

12. Africa and Europe

13. Sudan and the Horn of Africa

14. The Congo, Rwanda, Burundi

15. West Africa

16. Southern Africa

Part IV: Asia

17. China

18. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

19. Southeast Asia

20. Southwest Asia: The Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran

21. The Asian Periphery: Japan, South Korea and Australia

22. Tentative Conclusions

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849647014

1-84964-701-1

OCLC:

929138561