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- Migration and development in the Yangtze river delta?
- Y. Ren / The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2006
- This paper outlines the socioeconomic and demographic profile in the Yangtze river delta area (YRDA) in China. The author explores the gradual evolution of the urban structure in the area and how migration affects it. The paper also d...
- The challenges of a changing population in Asia
- Athar Hussain; Robert Cassen; Tim Dyson / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Following current trends, Asia’s population will grow by 757 million people to reach 4.3 billion by 2025. This growing population will be unevenly distributed across Asia’s three regions: South-Asia, South-East Asia and East...
- How internal migration can reduce poverty in Asia
- P. Deshingkar / Overseas Development Institute, 2006
- This ODI paper finds that internal migration could contribute significantly to the reduction of poverty in Asia. However, new policies must be implemented to secure the status of the migrant workers and ensure benefits are distributed...
- What brings rural migrants to coastal areas of China?
- Bin Wu; Ralph Fevre; Kelly Ke / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- It is a popular notion that China has an unlimited labour supply. However, coastal cities of China suffer from labour shortages because rural migrants go elsewhere. The opinions of migrant workers have received less attention than tho...
- Having a sick parent influences labour supply in China
- J. Giles; R. Mu / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2006
- As the population of potential care-givers to the elderly shrinks with the appearance of attractive migrant employment opportunities, many observers have expressed concerns for the well-being of the Chinese rural elderly. This paper e...
- China’s overseas professionals facilitate knowledge exchange
- Xiang Biao / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- Since the end of the 1970s, nearly 300,000 professionals have migrated permanently from the People’s Republic of China. Many were students sent overseas by the Chinese government to international universities who then never retur...
- Internal migration and economic growth and development in Asia
- P. Deshingkar / Asia 2015 Conference: Promoting Growth, Ending Poverty, 2006
- This paper explores the relationship between internal migration and economic growth and development in Asia, concentrating on four countries – China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia – and looks at ways in which greatest benefit...
- Internal migration: lessons from Asia
- International Organization for Migration, 2005
- This document is a report from the The Regional Conference on Migration and Development in Asia, held in Lanzhou, China from 14-16 March 2005. The report focuses on the migration and development experiences of a selected number...
- Improving UK remittance services for migrants
- Department for International Development, UK, 2005
- This report provides comparable and accessible information on the products and services available to people wanting to send money home from the UK to developing countries. The report aims to increase transparency on costs, speed of mo...
- Can donors and Diasporas increase poverty reduction?
- K. Newland / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2004
- This paper analyses the impact of established Diaspora on the reduction of poverty, and identifies ways in which policy interventions, especially from donors of official development assistance, might strengthen that impact. Thi...
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