Borderless Economics - Couverture souple

Guest, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0230342019 ISBN 13 : 9780230342019

Editeur : Griffin, 2013

Synopsis

An editor for The Economist looks at how international diasporas are accelerating and diversifying the flow of ideas, technology, and wealth, improving lives across the globe.

A century ago, migrants often crossed an ocean and never saw their homelands again. Today, they call--or Skype--home the moment their flight has landed, and that's just the beginning. Thanks to cheap travel and easy communication, immigrants everywhere stay in intimate contact with their native countries, creating powerful cross-border networks. In Borderless Economics, Robert Guest travels through dozens of countries and 44 American states, observing how these networks create wealth, spread ideas, and foster innovation.

Covering phenomena such as how young Chinese studying in the West are infecting China with democratic ideals, to why the so-called "brain drain"--the flow of educated migrants from poor countries to rich ones--actually reduces global poverty, this is a fascinating look at how migration makes the world wealthier and happier.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Guest is currently the Business Editor at The Economist. Before joining The Economist, he was the Tokyo correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. The winner of numerous awards, Guest is a regular on both the BBC and CNN. He is the author of The Shackled Continent.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0230342019
• ISBN 13: 9780230342019
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 258
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