India and Migration
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- Understanding the links between migration and development
- Stephen Castles / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- There is much debate as to whether migration promotes development in home countries. While cash remittances sent by diaspora populations do benefit home countries, policymakers must recognise the social and economic costs caused by em...
- Lessons from rising living standards in rural India
- Reena Badiani; Stefan Dercon; Pramila Krishnan / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- The last thirty years have seen rapid economic and social change in India. Faster economic growth has been accompanied by reports of substantial reductions in poverty. But concerns remain that some regions and groups of people living ...
- Planning a safe repatriation of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and India
- K. Ridderbos; B. Frelick; M. Ganguly / Human Rights Watch, 2007
- For the past sixteen years the majority of Bhutanese refugees in Nepali refugee camps have vested their hopes in the possibility of returning home. The right to return is not by itself a sufficient condition. Repatriation in safety an...
- Information on young migrants
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad. The authors hope that by listen...
- What are the main social protection issues for migrant workers?
- V. Redclift / Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007
- This paper reports on a two-day workshop on marginalised migrant workers and social protection issues held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in October 2006. The workshop was organised by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit in Bangla...
- Why have migrant remittances in India grown so spectacularly?
- Migration Policy Institute, 2007
- This paper explores the relative importance of remittances in India’s economy and identifies factors responsible for this exponential gain, focusing on the effects of government and commercial bank policies, the profile of recen...
- Police abuse and forced displacement in Orissa, India
- R. Gooldland / Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, 2007
- This report reviews environmental and social aspects of plans by Utkal Alumina Industries Ltd to mine bauxite and refine alumina. The project is a joint venture between Canada’s Alcan and Hindalco. This report is designed to info...
- Modern slavery – how to end it?
- Department for International Development, UK, 2006
- Today people are still suffering from forms of slavery and human trafficking. This brochure, launched by International Development Secretary Hilary Benn, illustrates the shocking issue of contemporary slavery, how it relates to povert...
- 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...
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