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Causes of South-South Migration and Its Socioeconomic Effects

Author : Dilip Ratha, William Shaw | 2007
Published By: Migration Information Resource

The extent of migration between developing countries, called South-South migration, and the issues surrounding it remain poorly understood. Part 1 of this series examined data on South-South migration and South-South remittances. In Part 2, the focus is on why migrants from one developing country go to another developing country, and what kinds of socioeconomic effects such movements have on both migrants and nations.

URL : http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/causes-south-south-migration-and-its-socioeconomic-effects

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