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International migration and economic development :lessons from low-income countries. / Robert E.B. Lucas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2005.Description: xvi, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1845423836
  • 9781845423834 (cased)
  • 9781848440333 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 337 22
LOC classification:
  • JV6118.L83
Contents:
Contents: Introduction: The context -- The Determinants of migration: Controls, pressures and outcomes -- Consequences for economic development in the countries of origin: Labor market responses to emigration -- Emigration of highly skilled: regimes, costs and responses -- Reported and informal remittances: how much? who sends? who benefits? -- The Diaspora and transnational networks -- Repeat and return migration: a habit or 'there and back again' -- Poverty, inequality and social impacts of migration -- Conclusions: Policy choices and the political economy of migration regimes -- Who benefits from international migration? Beyond economic development at origin -- Migration regimes and economic development: Policy implications.
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"In association with EGDI."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-350) and index.

Contents: Introduction: The context -- The Determinants of migration: Controls, pressures and outcomes -- Consequences for economic development in the countries of origin: Labor market responses to emigration -- Emigration of highly skilled: regimes, costs and responses -- Reported and informal remittances: how much? who sends? who benefits? -- The Diaspora and transnational networks -- Repeat and return migration: a habit or 'there and back again' -- Poverty, inequality and social impacts of migration -- Conclusions: Policy choices and the political economy of migration regimes -- Who benefits from international migration? Beyond economic development at origin -- Migration regimes and economic development: Policy implications.

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