This essay examines the recent emergence of migration and development as a major area of policy concern. The focus up to now has been almost entirely upon international migration, which accounts for the minority of people who move. A concensus has emerged that migration can be managed so as to...

Developed countries are increasingly trying to attract skilled migrants, rarely giving any consideration to the impact that this migration might have on countries of origin. The debate on the "brain drain" is not new but it has taken on greater urgency in the context of a globalizing economy and...