We analyze a newly available dataset of migration policy decisions reported by governments to the United Nations … aimed at either maintaining the status quo or at lowering the level of migration. We also document variation in migration … of destination countries’ migration policies (policies towards family reunification, temporary vs. permanent migration …

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 … detailed information on global labor movements and heterogeneity, and reports new projections on global migration patterns … between labor and other factors of production. For example reducing migration raises the premium on migrant labor in the …

proved elusive thus far. This paper explores the potential for migration to serve as a safety valve as well as a medium term …

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 …

presence of ICTs. The research then looks at instances where ICTs affect the opportunity for migration and how they affect its … paper surveys research that demonstrates how ICTs are used in both regular and irregular migration, in maintaining family …