The international migration of health workers, described by Nelson Mandela as the 'poaching' of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions, has a controversial recent history. This text examines skilled migration, & the economic, social & cultural rationale behind the rise of...

Introduction -- Levels and trends in population distribution -- Internal migration -- Population distribution and population ageing -- Poverty in an urbanizing world -- Urbanization and access to basic services -- Urbanization and demographic behaviour -- Population distribution policies --...