New perspectives on international migration and development / edited by Jeronimo Cortina and Enrique Ochoa-Reza.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cortina, Jeronimo.

Ochoa Reza, Enrique.

Series:

Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia (Series)

Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With contributions from leading scholars in international development, economics, political science, and sociology, this collection draws attention to migration's developmental impacts on sending and receiving societies. Through current case studies, contributors examine the interplay among migration, development, culture, family reunification, human rights, and government, all with the aim of advancing more effective solutions to international migration issues. The volume's multidisciplinary perspective combines theoretical discussions with empirical applications, appealing to both academics and policymakers eager to maximize migration's developmental impacts. The collection begins with a discussion detailing when and why migration promotes growth and what kind of indicators beyond GDP should be considered. Challenging a number of misconceptions, such as the assumption that redressing poverty and alleviating underdevelopment in immigrant communities are solely economic pursuits, contributors acknowledge the inherent cultural dimension in the migration-development debate and define the contours of a research program that systematically and comparatively weighs the cultural dynamics of development and migration. They also emphasize the role of human rights in reinforcing positive developmental outcomes, how traditional social roles and its developmental impacts are reshaped by the international migration of women and children, and international migration's developmental impacts within specific geographic regions.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION / Stiglitz, Joseph E. / Cortina, Jeronimo / Ochoa-Reza, Enrique

Part 1. Migration, development, states, culture, and human rights

Introduction

1. Development and migration: Historical trends and future research / DeWind, Josh / Ergun, Damla

2. The impact of migration on development: Explicating the role of the state / Garza, Rodolfo O. de la

3. Bringing culture back in: Opportunities and challenges for the migration- development nexus / Levitt, Peggy / Lamba-Nieves, Deepak

4. Protecting the rights of migrant workers / Koser, Khalid

Part 2. Migration, development, children, and women

5. Family and school reconfiguration: The case of ecuadorian highland migration to Spain / Escobar García, Alexandra / Álvarez Velasco, Soledad

6. Women, children, and migration: Developmental considerations / Cortina, Jeronimo / Ochoa-Reza, Enrique

Part 3. Migration and development: Country experiences

7. Migration and development: Lessons from the Moroccan experience / Haas, Hein de

8. The southern crossroads: Human mobility, governance, and development in south Africa / Landau, Loren B. / Segatti, Aurelia

9. Migration between the Asia- Pacific and Australia: A development perspective / Hugo, Graeme

10. Asian migration to the united states: Development implications for Asia / Martin, Philip

11. Indian migrants to the gulf: The kerala experience / Irudaya Rajan, S. / Zachariah, K. C.

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231527491

0231527497

OCLC:

854974520