Passages of Fortune?: Exploring Dynamics of International Migration from Punjab

ISBN-13: 9780367336622 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 336 str.

Aswini Kumar Nanda; Jacques Véron; S. Irudaya Rajan

Opis

This book examines international out-migration from North India, focusing on the state of Punjab. It is the first-ever empirical exploration of the causes, processes, patterns and consequences of international out-migration based on a robust sample of 10,000 households.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Survey Design and Implementation  3. Surveyed Households, Population and Background Characteristics  4. International Out-Migration  5. Return Migration  6. Remittances  7. Migrant’s Philanthropy  8. Cross-border Marriages  9. Role of Migration Consultancy  10.  Undocumented and Safe Migration  11.  Future Plans for Emigration  12.  Migration as a Rural Phenomenon: A Migration Profile of Villages of Punjab  13.  Summary and Conclusions