UID:
edocfu_9958076712002883
Format:
ix, 55 pages :
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illustrations ;
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26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-85779-X
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9786610857791
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0-8213-7073-1
Series Statement:
World Bank working paper ; no. 102
Content:
South-South Migration and Remittances reports on preliminary results from an ongoing effort to improve data on bilateral migration stocks. It sets out some working hypotheses on the determinants and socioeconomic implications of South-South migration. Contrary to popular perception that migration is mostly a South-North phenomenon, South-South migration is large. Available data from national censuses suggest that nearly half of the migrants from developing countries reside in other developing countries. Almost 80 percent of South-South migration takes place between countries with contiguous
Note:
"This paper was prepared by the Migration and Remittances Team of Development Prospects Group of the World Bank"--Acknowledgments.
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Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction and Main Findings; 1. The Extent of South-South Migration; List of Figures; List of Tables; 2. South-South Remittances; 3. Determinants of South-South Migration; Box; 4. Socioeconomic Dimensions of South-South Migration; 5. Conclusion; Appendixes; References; About the Authors
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7072-3
Language:
English
