ABSTRACT
The objective of this volume has been to examine the functioning of global capitalism through the lens of international mobility of technical professionals. While international movement of people is not new, the demand and supply of technical professionals across national borders is a relatively new phenomenon. It is not only the volume of people flows but also the qualitative shifts in those flows that contribute to this particular phase of contemporary global capitalism. It was shown that the appearance of this phase is substantively linked to the broader development of the services sector, which is a consequence of capitalist crisis and economic diversification in the advanced capitalist countries.
