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This book overviews the issue of population ageing in five countries in South Asia and projects the emerging scenarios. With a new field survey, it also documents existing policies and programs on pensions and social security, and examines their fiscal implications for the economy and society.

Ageing of population is an inevitable consequence of the process of demographic transition. Being ahead, the developed regions of the world have long experienced its consequences; but the developing world is only now facing the travails of population ageing. Though the population under the...

India Migration Report 2016 discusses migration to the Persian Gulf region. This volume:

• looks at contemporary labour recruitment and policy, both in India and in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries;
• explores gender issues in migration to Gulf countries; and
• brings together the latest field data on migrants across states in India.

Part of the prestigious annual series, this volume will interest scholars and researchers of economics, development studies, migration and diaspora studies, labour studies, and sociology....

The first India Migration Report proposed by the Research Unit on International Migration set up by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is organised into articles on four broad themes: migration, remittances, gender, and policy issues.

The opening article reviews the historical trends in international migration, followed by two articles that deal with workers remittances and one which discusses the maturity that Kerala emigration reached in this state. Other articles focus on cross-border...

This volume is an empirical assessment of an often-neglected space in migration research social, psychological and human costs for both migrants and the families they leave behind based on qualitative and quantitative research findings.

Globally, the focus of migration research has consisted of the intersections of migration and remittances. This overemphasis on remittances obscures the contributions and sacrifices made by migrants and their families. With this backdrop in view, "India Migration Report 2013" documents issues such as:

Children s negotiation of parental migration

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India Migration Report 2015 explores migration and its crucial linkages with gender. This volume:

studies important issues such as irregular migration, marriage migration and domestic labour migration, as well as the interconnections of migration, gender and caste;

highlights the relationship between economics and changing gender dynamics brought about by migration; and

documents first-hand experiences of migrants from across India.

Part of the prestigious annual series, this work will be useful to scholars and researchers of development studies,...