Explore Indian policy and practice on aging from a variety of perspectives This pathbreaking collection provides something that has been missing in the literature on aging in India, especially for non-Indian audiences: studies of various aspects of aging in India combined with analyses of current policies, policy trends and recommendations. You'll examine aging issues from a variety of perspectives demographic foundations, social and family relations, economics, health and disability, current interventions, and advocacy and policy. An Aging India also provides you with up-to-date references,...
Explore Indian policy and practice on aging from a variety of perspectives This pathbreaking collection provides something that has been missing in t...
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...
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...
South Asians comprise over 15 per cent of all international migrating population, among the highest in the world. The countries of the Persian Gulf are perhaps still the largest recipients of migrant workers. A unique economy has developed between these two regions, with all South Asian nations being major beneficiaries and featuring among the top twenty countries receiving maximum remittances globally.
The South Asia Migration Report 2017 is the first of its kind, documenting migration profiles, diaspora, recruitment and remittances, both in individual countries as well as...
South Asians comprise over 15 per cent of all international migrating population, among the highest in the world. The countries of the Persian Gulf...
This book examines identities, violence and conflict in the context of internal migration within India. As India prepares to count its citizens for Census 2011 with a proposal for a National Population Register and a unique identity card for every Indian citizen, the debate on internal and cross-border migration is significant. The second volume in this annual series, India Migration Report 2011 focuses on the implications of internal migration, livelihood strategies, recruitment processes, and development and policy concerns in critically reviewing the existing institutional framework. The...
This book examines identities, violence and conflict in the context of internal migration within India. As India prepares to count its citizens for Ce...
In the alarming contemporary context of widespread corruption and fraudulence in the overseas labour recruitment system in India, this book attempts to understand the institution of emigration governance and recruitment practices in the country with a focus on the unskilled and semi-skilled sectors. It brings together the results of research in the major emigration hubs of India with the aid of quantitative and qualitative tools, drawing from all the major stakeholders -intending emigrants, recruiting agents, return emigrants, emigrant households, Protector of Emigrants, foreign employers,...
In the alarming contemporary context of widespread corruption and fraudulence in the overseas labour recruitment system in India, this book attempts t...
This volume is a multidisciplinary approach to the subject of Indian international emigration and comprises contributions by demographers, economists, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists and historians. The book highlights emerging issues such as the political economy of international migration, skilled and unskilled migration, body shopping, return migration, immigration policies in the Gulf and experiences of emigrants from the states of Kerala and Punjab. It focuses on the current dimensions like skilled migrants in the IT sector of Malaysia, the entrepreneurial ventures of...
This volume is a multidisciplinary approach to the subject of Indian international emigration and comprises contributions by demographers, economists,...
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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This volume is an empirical assessment of an often-neglected space in migration research social, psychological and human costs for both migrants an...
'India Migration Report 2014' is one of the first systematic studies on contribution of diasporas in development, in countries of origin as well as destination.
'India Migration Report 2014' is one of the first systematic studies on contribution of diasporas in development, in countries of origin as well as de...
International migration and workers' remittances have, of late, become a significant economic and social phenomena affecting the fortunes of millions of families in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Yet, the measurements and methods of analysis of their impact on the individuals, families, economy, and society have not received the attention they deserve.
A first-of-its-kind study of international migration, based on large-scale surveys across a span of 15 years of fieldwork, this book:
includes methods of conducting field...
International migration and workers' remittances have, of late, become a significant economic and social phenomena affecting the fortunes of millio...
This series strives to bring together international networks of migration scholars and policy-makers to document and discuss research on various facets of migration. It encourages interdisciplinary commentaries on diverse aspects of the migration experience and continues to focus on the economic, social, cultural, ethical, security, and policy ramifications of international movements of people.
This series strives to bring together international networks of migration scholars and policy-makers to document and discuss research on various facet...
