Stepping Out Of The Brain Drain Book

Acknowledgments     ix
Foreword     xi
Preface     xv
Definitions
The Scope of This Book     3
Step Out Migration: A New Term for Brain Drain     9
Catholic Social Teaching     21
Catholic Social Thought and Immigration
The Openness of the Tradition and the Exception     29
Foundational Principles     47
Applying Human Dignity and the Common Good to Immigration     59
Events and Understandings Influencing the Formation of the Church's Step Out Migration Policy
Political Developments     75
Developments in the Church     91
The Case for Step Out Migration
An Overview     99
A History of Accentuating the Negative     101
The Importance of Modern Technology and Globalization     115
The Contributions of Step Out Migrants
International Knowledge Transfers     129
Monetary Transfers     137
Technology Development and Transfer     155
The Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II and their Implications
Work in Catholic Social Thought     177
Human Dignity and Step Out Migration     185
Next Steps
Recommendations     191
Conclusion     213
Catholic Social Teaching and Political Discourse     217
A Short History of the American Catholic Church's Programmatic Support for Immigrant Communities     221
Index     225
About the Authors     235