Jan 26, 2024
In this fascinating episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by fan-favorite Manny Ness to discuss one of his new books, Migration as Economic Imperialism: How International Labour Mobility Undermines Economic Development in Poor Countries. This work directly takes on and dismantles the notion that labor migration is beneficial for the countries of the Global South who send their workers abroad. This is a common refrain in mainstream, neoliberal developmentalist discourse, and this book and the conversation we are having around it are a vital corrective. We are sure you are going to get a lot out of this one!
Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author or editor of numerous works including Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class, and The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. You can follow Manny on twitter @ImmanuelNess.
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