International migration, economic development & policy /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : World Bank ; Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2007. |
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| Description: | xvii, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Trade and development series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6621087 |
| Summary: | International migration has become acentral element of international relations and global integration due to its rapidly increasing economic, social, and cultural impact in both source and destination countries. This book provides new evidence on the impact of migration and remittances on several development indicators, including innovative thinking about thenexus between migration and birth rates. In addition, the book identifies the effect of host country policies on migration flows, examines the determinants of return and repeat migration, and explores the degree of success of return migrants upon return to their country of origin. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821369357 0821369350 0821369369 9780821369364 9780821370285 0821370286 |
