Modern Migration Theory: An Alternative Economic Approach to Failed EU Policy

Peo Hansen challenges the consensual cost-perspective on migration, arguing that it is based on a flawed economic conception of the orthodox "sound finance" doctrine. He demonstrates how modern monetary theory can provide a macroeconomic lens to examine migration and its detrimental impact on policy and research, including the toxic debate on migration in the European Union. Hansen's undertaking offers the tools to modernize migration research and policy.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 256 pages
\n Publication date: 25 March 2021
\n Publisher: Agenda Publishing
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The current migration policy is founded on a seemingly impartial accounting exercise, in which migrants contribute less in tax than they receive in welfare assistance. This "fact" is used to justify increasingly restrictive asylum policies. Peo Hansen challenges this consensual cost-perspective on migration by examining it through the macroeconomic lens of modern monetary theory. He demonstrates how the orthodox "sound finance" doctrine prevalent in migration research and policy is flawed and detrimental to migration policy and research, including its role in fueling the toxic debate on migration in the European Union.

Moreover, Hansen's work provides the tools for modernizing migration research and policy and bringing them into a more realistic and constructive realm. By adopting a macroeconomic perspective, policymakers can gain a deeper understanding of the economic forces driving migration and develop more effective strategies for managing it. This approach can help to reduce the negative impacts of migration on both sending and receiving countries and promote greater social and economic integration.

In conclusion, Peo Hansen's book "Sound Finance and Migration Policy" is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on migration policy. By challenging the conventional cost-perspective on migration and offering a macroeconomic lens, Hansen provides a fresh and insightful perspective on the issue. His work offers the tools for modernizing migration research and policy and promoting greater social and economic integration. It is essential for policymakers and researchers to engage with his ideas and work towards a more inclusive and sustainable migration policy for the future.

\n Weight: 422g\n
Dimension: 157 x 233 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781788210553\n \n