Freedom of movement is not simply an economic good, but a bulwark against oppression

de Witte, Floris ORCID: 0000-0001-8068-7110 (2016) Freedom of movement is not simply an economic good, but a bulwark against oppression. LSE Brexit (03 Feb 2016). Website.

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Freedom of movement is frequently posited as an economic good, writes Floris de Witte. But it is much more than that. It allows Europeans to pursue a way and quality of life that simply may not be possible in the state where they were born. And in curbing the capacity of domestic politicians to scapegoat and exclude the foreigner, it serves to prevent another descent into intra-European conflict.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2017 08:37
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 15:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/73343

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