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Migration as Economic Imperialism: How International Labour Mobility Undermines Economic Development in Poor Countries 1st Edition
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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.
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ISBN-101509553991
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ISBN-13978-1509553990
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Edition1st
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PublisherPolity
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Publication dateSeptember 12, 2023
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LanguageEnglish
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Dimensions5.9 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Print length272 pages
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Richard D. Wolff, The New School, New York
‘In this insightful critique of the migration‒development nexus, Ness argues for rethinking migration as a benefit to sending countries. Through a global economic imperialism lens, he proposes that labor migration is one more peg in the extractive history of wealthy countries, further disempowering poorer sending countries. This meaningful intervention in debates about labour migration will be of great interest and will be read widely.’
Cecilia Menjívar, University of California, Los Angeles
‘Manny Ness is a tireless labor historian whose many works occupy significant space on any well-stocked bookshelf. His latest release […] shows that there is an urgent need to tie [migration and imperialism] together.’
LeftTwoThree
‘In this well researched and informative book, Ness digs into multiple facets of the global economy of migration. […] The essential role of migrant labor in global capitalism tends to be underappreciated, and Ness performs a valuable service in exposing the widespread and destabilizing dynamics of that process.’
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- Publisher : Polity; 1st edition (September 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1509553991
- ISBN-13 : 978-1509553990
- Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.9 x 0.6 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #355,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #87 in Demography Studies
- #270 in Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books)
- #1,920 in Social Sciences (Books)
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About the author
Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, United States and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. His research is on labor movements, social movements in contemporary globalized capitalism. He author and editor of numerous books on labour and worker struggles.
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Ness’ thesis is that migrant workers, the most dominant workforce in the world, and their countries of origin to which they remit a large percentage of their wages, are harmed by support for migratory practices. Xenophobia and neoliberal global market forces contribute to the undermining the welfare of workers and sustainable development of low-income countries.
Although scholars and economic behemoths like the World Bank, the IMF, and the UN continue to promote temporary migration and foreign remittances, Ness provides chapter and verse (with helpful guide to abbreviations) to argue that it is economic imperialism. The prevailing rationalization that low-income migration (hyped since the 90s) maintains the fictions of democratic opportunity, Ness views as cultural imperialism. The only solution Ness envisions is putting a stop to global apartheid dividing North and South, with the North holding all the cards. His bold remedies include a global tax on capital directed to Sustainable Development Goals in poor countries, and an increase in wages and protections for migrant workers. The problem is not insignificant; there are 280 million migrants, mostly recruited for temporary labor.