Migrant labour, and the neo-liberal development paradigm: balancing the contradictions in the Australian aid program

Abstract

The zeal with which the free movement of goods is pursued through the World Trade Organisation, or the free moment of capital promoted by the International Monetary Fund is contrasted by the hostility of most government and international organizations towards the free movement of labour (Overbeek 2002, p. 75).

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Patrick Kilby

Patrick Kilby coordinates the Masters in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development Program at the Australian National University. His research interests include aid and poverty, nongovernmental organisations, empowerment and marginalisation, gender, and managing development activities