International migration and economic development :lessons from low-income countries. / Robert E.B. Lucas.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2005.Description: xvi, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 1845423836
- 9781845423834 (cased)
- 9781848440333 (paperback)
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- JV6118.L83
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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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