Researching International Migration: Lessons from the Kerala Experience

ISBN-13: 9780367176969 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 288 str.

K. C. Zachariah

Opis

This handbook is an important intervention in the understanding and practice of migration and demography studies. It includes methods of conducting field surveys � estimating migration and migration trends, remittances, selectivity, and differentials � and assesses other socio-economic phenomena.

Spis treści

Foreword K. Srinivasan. Prologue. 1. Introduction 2. Basic Concepts and Definitions 3. CDS Kerala Migration Surveys 4. Sampling Methods Followed in Kerala Migration Surveys 5. Migration: Estimation and Basic Analysis 6. Remittances: Estimation and Basic Analysis 7. Migration and Human Resources 8. Economic Impact of Migration and Remittances 9. Return Migration 10. Migration and the Elderly 11. Emigration and Women 12. Migration and Children 13. Panel Data Analysis 14. Summary. Appendices. Bibliography

O autorze

K. C. Zachariah is Honorary Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

S. Irudaya Rajan is Chair Professor, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) Research Unit on International Migration, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India.