People who cannot escape a system are likely to defend the status quo, study finds

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 23:28 in Mathematics & Economics

The freedom of emigration at will is internationally recognized as a human right. But, in practice, emigration is often restricted, whether by policy or by poverty. A new study finds that people who are told that their right to emigrate will be restricted have what could be considered a strange reaction: they respond by defending their country's system.

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