Migration, both within and beyond borders, has become an increasingly prominent theme in domestic and international … capabilities is extraordinarily unequal, and that this is a major driver for movement of people. Migration can expand their choices … by policy distortions, is a theme of the report. The report investigates migration in the context of demographic changes …

over their own mobility. The human-development lens distinguishes between de facto circular migration and circular …This paper explores the human development implications of circular migration — both where it occurs naturally and where … governments work to create it. The paper discusses various conceptions and definitions of circular migration, and concludes that …

This paper argues that mobility and migration have always been an intrinsic part of human development. Migration can be … considered as a fundamental capabilities-enhancing freedom itself. However, any meaningful understanding of migration needs to … migration, it is more appropriate to conceive of a continuum running from low to high constraints under which migration occurs …

, and accelerating institutional change. All these characteristics of migration make it an essential policy issue for the …-looking assessment of global labor market dynamics, with particular reference to the effects of increased labor mobility on global … detailed information on global labor movements and heterogeneity, and reports new projections on global migration patterns …

proved elusive thus far. This paper explores the potential for migration to serve as a safety valve as well as a medium term … make the case for enhancing the labour mobility options for these vulnerable populations. …

This paper reviews the treatment of migration in Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs), conducted in 14 different … countries. The analysis suggests that for the very poor, migration is most often rural to rural and rural to urban and not … across borders. The drivers of migration are context specific, but are generally related to the pursuit of greater livelihood …

This paper looks at the relationship between migration between developing countries – or countries of the global ‘South …’ – and processes of human development. The paper offers a critical analysis of the concept of South-South migration and draws … attention to four fundamental problems. The paper then gives a broad overview of the changing patterns of migration in …

The present paper overviews urbanisation and migration process in Asian countries at macro level since 1950s, including … in Asia. Increased unaffordability of urban space and basic amenities, negative policy perspective towards migration and … various rural development pogrammes designed to discourage migration are responsible for this exclusionary urban growth and a …

the connection between migration and its wider social and economic contexts, looking at how politics shape migration … policy and in turn, how migration affects policy making. The paper discusses at length recent issues of overseas labor … migration, particularly on the apparently embedded inertia within the policy making processes. The continuing incidences of …

presence of ICTs. The research then looks at instances where ICTs affect the opportunity for migration and how they affect its … their life. Attempting to illustrate both positive and negative implications of the roles of ICTs in human mobility, this … paper surveys research that demonstrates how ICTs are used in both regular and irregular migration, in maintaining family …