The reason for the depth the 2008's global depression lies in the intractability of modern economic systems. This has led to an emergence of unprecedented migratory patterns, the analysis and management of which is key to economic recovery.

PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise Meeting the Challenge: the Response PART II: THE FUTURE Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration

BIMAL GHOSH is Emeritus Professor at Colombia's Graduate School of Public Administration, Bogota. A former senior director in the United Nations for many years, he later worked as a senior consultant to the United Nations, Council of Europe, International Organization for Migration and various Global Commissions. He also served as Director of a global project on migration management - New International Regime for Orderly Movement of People (NIROMP). He was a visiting scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Institute for International Development, USA, and the Institute of International Development Studies, Sussex, UK. His publications include: Managing Migration : Time for a New International Regime for Orderly Movement of People?; Huddled Masses and Uncertain Shores: Insights into Irregular Migration; and Gains from Global Linkages: Trade in Services and Movement of Persons, as well as numerous journal articles and newspaper columns.