Migration: The Boundaries of Equality and Justice
Bill Jordan
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Hardback. The freedom to choose where to live and work is a fundamental right in liberal societies. The moral equality of persons is the basic principle of democratic politics. But liberal democracy has no coherent theory of boundaries, or how members should be selected for political communities. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
The freedom to choose where to live and work is a fundamental right in liberal societies. The moral equality of persons is the basic principle of democratic politics. But liberal democracy has no coherent theory of boundaries, or how members should be selected for political communities. The global economy requires mobility across borders, but liberal democracy cannot reconcile the demands of footloose and rivalrous economic agents with the human needs of sedentary and vulnerable populations.
The freedom to choose where to live and work is a fundamental right in liberal societies. The moral equality of persons is the basic principle of democratic politics. But liberal democracy has no coherent theory of boundaries, or how members should be selected for political communities. The global economy requires mobility across borders, but liberal democracy cannot reconcile the demands of footloose and rivalrous economic agents with the human needs of sedentary and vulnerable populations.
These are urgent issues for the new century, as the upsurge of nationalist, authoritarian and racist movements threatens the liberal democratic ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Themes for the 21st Century Series
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745630076
SKU
V9780745630076
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1
About Bill Jordan
Bill Jordan is Professor of Social Policy at Exeter and Huddersfield Universities and Reader in Social Policy at London Metropolitan University. Dr Franck Düvell is Research Fellow at Exeter University and Lecturer at the University of Bremen
Reviews for Migration: The Boundaries of Equality and Justice
"This is an innovative, thought-provoking and well-informed book that should be useful to all those interested in immigration policy, and in globalization and its implications. Hopefully, given its substance and arguments, this book will be read as much by policy-makers and practitioners as by those studying and researching the subject of migration policy and global human movement." Journal of Ethnic ... Read more