International handbook on migration and economic development
'This book addresses a largely unresolved mirror question. Does migration cause development or the other way around? As the contributors show, the compromise idea that they are mutually constitutive depends on a careful examination of the forms of migration (temporary, circular, permanent or re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd
2014
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| Summary: | 'This book addresses a largely unresolved mirror question. Does migration cause development or the other way around? As the contributors show, the compromise idea that they are mutually constitutive depends on a careful examination of the forms of migration (temporary, circular, permanent or return), the role of the destination and origin states and the ways in which remittance income has been deployed. Robert Lucas has assembled an excellent team of established and up-and-coming economists who address these issues in this instructive Handbook.'--Robin Cohen, University of Oxford. Migration and economic development are mutually linked. Development is a catalyst for migration and vice versa. However, the signs of causal links in both directions remain widely disputed, prompting questions about the reciprocity between the two. This Handbook summarizes the state of thinking and presents new evidence on various links between international migration and economic development, with particular reference to lower-income countries. The connections between trade, aid and migration are critically examined through global case studies. Some of the topics covered include: a review of European states' co-development strategies to limit immigration and redirect remittances, an exploration of the role of the diaspora in transferring technology and stimulating trade, an examination of the economic roots of international terrorism. The various chapters extend our frontiers of understanding with fresh evidence, providing a useful reference point for researchers, students and policymakers interested in development and migration 1. Migration and economic development : a synopsis / Robert E.B. Lucas -- 2. Informing migration policies : a data primer / Çaglar Özden, Calogero Carletto and Jennica Larrison -- 3. The economic history of migration : the pre-World War One United States as lens / Robert A. Margo -- 4. International migration, trade and aid : a survey / Christopher R. Parsons and L. Alan Winters -- 5. The discourse and practice of co-development in Europe / Flore Gubert -- 6. Does development reduce migration? / Michael A. Clemens -- 7. Development through seasonal worker programs : the case of New Zealand's RSE program / John Gibson and David McKenzie -- 8. Southern hub : the globalization of migration to South Africa / Jonathan Crush -- 9. Emigration and wages in source countries : a survey of the empirical literature / Prachi Mishra -- 10. Migration, technology diffusion and institutional development at the origin / Olena Ivus and Alireza Naghavi -- 11. The migration-trade link in developing economies : a summary and extension of evidence / Robert E.B. Lucas -- 12. Return migration and economic development / Jackline Wahba -- 13. Growth in forced displacement : cross-country, sub-national and household evidence on potential determinants / Ana María Ibáñez -- 14. Economic consequences of conflict and environmental displacement / Florence Kondylis and Valerie Mueller -- 15. Development, immigration and terrorism / Pinar Derin-Güre |
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| Physical Description: | 488 p |
| ISBN: | 9781782548072 9781782548065 |