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., author.

Hoeffner, John J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

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

Emigration and immigration.

Brain drain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2007.

Language Note:

English

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:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; PART 1 DEFINITIONS; 1 The Scope of This Book; 2 STEP OUT Migration: A New Terrn for Brain Drain; 3 Catholic Social Teaching; PART II CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT AND IMMIGRATION; 4 The Openness of the Tradition and the Exception; 5 Foundational Principles; 6 Applying Human Dignity and the Common Good to Immigration; PART III EVENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS INFLUENCING THE FORMATION OF THECHURCH'S STEP OUT MIGRATION POLICY; 7 Political Developments; 8 Developments in the Church; PART IV: THE CASE FOR STEP OUT MIGRATION

9 An Overview10 A History of Accentuating the Negative; Il The Importance of Modern Technology and Globalization; PART V THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STEP OUT MIGRANTS; 12 International Knowledge Transfers; 13 Monetary Transfers; 14 Technology Development and Transfer; PART VI THE ENCYCLICALS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS; 15 Work in Catholic Social Thought; 16 Human Dignity and STEP OUT Migration; PART VII NEXT STEPS; 17 Recommendations; 18 Conclusion; Appendix A Catholic Social Teaching and Political Discourse

Appendix B A Short History of the American Catholic Church's Programmatic Support for Immigrant CommunitiesIndex; About the Authors

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34775-0

0-7391-1505-7

0-7391-6132-6

OCLC:

866439371