Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century

Exodusisaninsightful，expertforayintotheexplosiveissueofimmigration，fromPaulCollier，award-winningeconomistandauthorofTheBottomBillionMassinternationalmigrationisaresponsetoextremeglobalinequality，andimmigrationhasaprofoundimpactonthewaywelive.Yetourviews-andthoseofourpoliticians-remaincaughtbetweentwoextremes：popularhostilitytomigrants，tingedbyxenophobiaandracism;andtheviewofbusinessandliberalelitesthat'opendoors'arebotheconomicallyandethicallyimperative.Withmigrationsettoaccelerate，fewissuesaresourgentlyinneedofdispassionateanalysis-andfewaremoreincendiary.Here，world-renownedeconomistPaulCollierseekstodefusethisexplosivesubject.Exoduslooksathowpeoplefromtheworld'spoorestsocietiesstruggletomigratetotherichWest：theeffectsonthoseleftbehindandonthehostsocieties，andexplorestheimpulsesandthinkingthatinformWesternimmigrationpolicy.Migration，heconcludes，isafact，andweurgentlyneedtothinkclearlyaboutitspossibilitiesandchallenges：itisnotaquestionofwhethermigrationisgoodorbad，buthowmuchisbest?'ExodusisanimportantbookandoneIhavebeenwaitingtoreadformanyyears...[itis]aworkthatishumaneandhard-headedaboutoneofthegreatestissuesofourtimes'-DavidGoodhart，SundayTimes'PaulCollierisoneoftheworld'smostthoughtfuleconomists.Hisbooksconsistentlyilluminateandprovoke.Exodusisnoexception'-Economist'Tingedwithpoignancy...ahumaneandsensiblevoiceinahighlytoxicdebate'-ColinKidd，GuardianPaulCollierisProfessorofEconomicsandDirectoroftheCentrefortheStudyofAfricanEconomiesatOxfordUniversityandaformerdirectorofDevelopmentResearchattheWorldBank.Heistheauthorof，amongothers，theaward-winningTheBottomBillionandThePlunderedPlanet.