1st Edition

International Migration and Knowledge

By Allan M. Williams, Vladimir Baláž Copyright 2008
240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Two unconnected but important recent academic and policy debates have focussed on the idea of the knowledge-based economy and the economic consequences of increasing international migration. This book challenges pre-conceived views on the debates and argues the need to understand that all migrants are potentially knowledge carriers and learners, and that they play an essential role in the... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Theorising International Migration and Knowledge  3. Knowledge and Knowledge Transactions  4. The Changing Context of International Migration  5. National and Regional Perspectives  6. Firm Level Perspectives  7. Individual Perspectives  8. Future Challenges

Biography

Allan M Williams is Professor of European Integration and Globalization at London Metropolitan University, UK.

Vladimir Baláž is a Senior Researcher in the Institute of Forecasting in Slovakia.