Migration and Poverty : Towards Better Opportunities for the Poor.

Migration and Poverty : Towards Better Opportunities for the Poor.

This volume uses recent research from the World Bank to document and analyze the bidirectional relationship between poverty and migration in developing countries. The case studies chapters compiled in this book (from Tanzania, Nepal, Albania and Nicaragua), as well as the last, policy-oriented chapt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murrugarra, Edmundo
Other Authors: Larrison, Jennica, Sasin, Marcin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2010.
Series:Directions in Development.
Subjects:
Poverty > Developing countries > Case studies.
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Poverty
Developing countries > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects > Case studies.
Developing countries > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Developing countries
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Overview; Chapter 2: Patterns of Migration in Tanzania: Kathleen Beegle, Joachim De Weerdt, and Stefan Dercon; Chapter 3: Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal: Michael Lokshin, Mikhail Bontch-Osmolovski, and Elena Glinskaya; Chapter 4: The Evolution of Albanian Migration and Its Role in Poverty Reduction: Carlo Azzarri, Gero Carletto, Benjamin Davis, and Alberto Zezza.
  • Chapter 5: Migration Choices, Inequality of Opportunities, and Poverty Reduction in Nicaragua: Edmundo Murrugarra and Catalina HerreraChapter 6: How Can Developing Country Governments Facilitate International Migration for Poverty Reduction?: John Gibson and David McKenzie; Index; Back Cover.

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