International migration, economic development and policy / / Caglar Ozden and Maurice Schiff, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank; Basingstoke ; ; New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2007]; copyright 2007
• Descrizione fisica: xvii, 299 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 304.8
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration; Emigrant remittances; Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects
• Altri autori: ÖzdenÇaglar SchiffMaurice W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Part I GLOBAL MIGRATION DATABASE; Tables; Figures; Part II IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT; Part III HOST COUNTRY POLICY EFFECTS; Part IV RETURN MIGRATION; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: International migration has become a central 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 the nexus 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 migr
• Altri titoli varianti: International migration, economic development, and policy
• Titolo autorizzato: International migration, economic development and policy
• ISBN: 1-280-94021-2; 9786610940219; 0-8213-6936-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778293103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.