NPR tests the “knowns, unknowns and presumeds” of global migration in an interesting article I recommend you read. It is closely related to Curzon’s recent work on Demographics.
One myth I would like to draw your attention to is about the flow of people between the Gap and the Core:
Most migration is from poor countries to wealthy developed ones.
False. Some 60 percent of all global migration is within the developed world. This so-called “south-south migration” might include a Bangladeshi laborer moving to India or an Indian laborer moving to Kuwait, for example.
Don’t forget to check out the interactive map for a look at the trends and read the conversations in Curzon’s post.
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Grendel
June 13, 2007
1:39 am
Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog
June 13, 2007
3:39 pm
Coming Anarchy links to NPR's Immigration: Global Hot Spots map. This map comes from a post called Debunking Global Migration Myths in a true-false format which I don't find to be particularly useful. It would have been more useful to......