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Type: | Book chapter |
Title: | International migration and national development |
Author: | Taylor, J. Arango, J. Hugo, G. Kouaouci, A. Massey, D. Pellegrino, A. |
Citation: | Migration and development, 2012, 2012, Ch.4, pp.73-104 |
Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Series/Report no.: | International library of studies on migration ; 14 |
ISBN: | 9781849809702 |
Department: | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
Organisation: | National Centre for Social Applications of GIS (GISCA) |
Statement of Responsibility: | J. Edward Taylor, Joaquín Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Douglas S. Massey and Adela Pellegrino |
Abstract: | In this review, we examine theories, data, and research on the macroeconomic relationship between international migration and national development in all world regions. Earlier reviews have generally been pessimistic about the prospects for economic development as a result of international migration. Until recently, however, theories and data have not recognized the complex, multifaceted, and often indirect ways that international migration can influence the economic status of households, communities, and nations, and they have generally failed to appreciate how these relationships can change over time. When these complexities are incorporated into theoretical models, research designs, and data collection, a more nuanced and far more positive picture emerges. Given a supportive mix of macroeconomic policies and infrastructure, international migration may function as a dynamic force promoting economic growth and national development, so long as it does not bring about the selective emigration of scarce human capital needed for development at home. |
Description: | Previously published in Population Index, 1996; 62(2):181-212 |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
Description (link): | http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=14284 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Australian Population and Migration Research Centre publications Geography, Environment and Population publications |
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