tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695147.post113948567757416051..comments2023-02-19T10:43:16.145+00:00Comments on Social Policy Bonds blog: Immigration and public policymakingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695147.post-1139491019832881922006-02-09T13:16:00.000+00:002006-02-09T13:16:00.000+00:00I think Social Policy Bonds could tackle higher-or...I think Social Policy Bonds could tackle higher-order goals, to which immigration policy would be subordinate. The bonds would clarify the distinction between ends and means of policy; these would be a matter for debate, but I believe immigration (I won't say 'immigration policy' because I don't think it's been coherent) has generally been driven by short-term considerations of government and corporates. Under a bond regime immigration policy would probably be secondary to higher-order priorities. For example; a government could issue Social Policy Bonds aggressively targeting low unemployment and low crime. That would probably lead to a more selective immigration programme than the targeting of economic growth (GDP) as an end in itself - which seems to be the <I>de facto</I> setting of most governments in the absence of any transparent, long-term goals meaningful to normal people. Of course, bond issuers might have other views. They might be upfront about their multiculturalism and target ethnic diversity as an end in itself. Or they might target inter-ethnic strife for reduction, on the basis that it's worse than other sorts of crime. I think it's more likely that Social Policy Bonds would see a focus on non-immigration issues, with immigration policy being subordinate to these.Ronnie Horeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025464679362642331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695147.post-1139488250707155682006-02-09T12:30:00.000+00:002006-02-09T12:30:00.000+00:00Interesting, but how? What kind of bond do you ima...Interesting, but how? What kind of bond do you imagine to solve immigration-related problems?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com