Researching Internal Migration
S. Irudaya Rajan, R. B. Bhagat
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- English
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Researching Internal Migration
S. Irudaya Rajan, R. B. Bhagat
Información del libro
Researching Internal Migration is a comprehensive guide for researchers and professionals to study internal migration in developing and underdeveloped economies.
This book:
• Explains key theoretical concepts related to migration
• Guides students and researchers on how to design surveys and the utility of census data • Unravels the complexities of large data sets and their interpretation
• Includes techniques for indirect measurement
• Presents methodology for estimating remittances at the sub-national and national levels
• Acquaints the impact of migration during emergency situations or pandemics like COVID-19
• Offers perspectives and tools for evaluating the policy impact of migration
Accessibly written, this book will be an essential theoretical and empirical guide for researchers in development studies, public policy, population studies, human geography and migration and diaspora studies.
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Índice
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of fgures
- List of tables
- Foreword by K. C. Zachariah
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Concepts and Migration Measures
- 3 Migration Theories: An Evaluation and Synthesis
- 4 Census-Based Migration Data
- 5 Survey Data on Internal Migration
- 6 Indirect Measurement of Internal Migration
- 7 Consequences of Internal Migration
- 8 Return Migration
- 9 Migrants and Public Policies
- 10 Conclusion
- Index