International migration and rural areas : cross-national comparative perspectives / edited by Birgit Jentsch, Myriam Simard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jentsch, Birgit.

Simard, Myriam.

Series:

Studies in migration and diaspora

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban-rural migration--Case studies.

Urban-rural migration.

Rural development--Case studies.

Rural development.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 201 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009]

Contents:

Introduction : key issues in contemporary rural immigration / Myriam Simard and Birgit Jentsch

Taken by surprise : new immigrants in the rural United States / Leif Jensen and Tse-Chuan Yang

Retention and departure factors influencing highly skilled immigrants in rural areas : medical professionals in Quebec, Canada / Myriam Simard

From enthusiasm to perplexity and scepticism : international migrants in the rural regions of Greece and southern Europe / Charalambos Kasimis

Migration to rural Ireland : a North Cork case study / Liam Coakley and Piaras Mac Éinrí

The new Scottish rural labour market : processes of inclusion and exclusion / Mike Danson and Birgit Jentsch

Immigrants and receiving communities in rural Russia : experiences from the Central European and the Far East regions / Irina Ivakhnyuk

Conclusion : general trends and comparative perspectives on rural immigrants' integration / Birgit Jentsch and Myriam Simard.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780754674849

0754674843

9780754697879

0754697878

OCLC:

320813231