Migration
- Migration and poverty reduction in Kosovo
- R. Black;Z. Vathi / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007
- This paper provides an overview of migration and poverty in Kosovo and explores the context of poverty and development and general migration trends, before focusing on policies orientated towards m...
- Understanding migration as a driver of poverty reduction in Europe and Central Asia
- J. Black;L. Jones;M.C. Pantiru / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007
- There are a number of ways in which migration may have significant links with poverty reduction and economic growth in the European and Central Asian region. This paper reports on the findings of a...
- Social protection and internal migration in Bangladesh: supporting the poorest
- J. Seeley;K. Gardner / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007
- How does migration exacerbate the difficulties that many people already face in accessing formal social protection, such as additional income or food? And how can migration itself facilitate access...
- Place, social protection and migration in Bangladesh: a Londoni village in Biswanath
- K. Gardner; Z. Ahmed / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- What is the relationship between migration, poverty and social protection in Bangladesh? This paper, which is based on recent research in Biswanath, Sylhet (in Bangladesh) examines generalised notions...
- Rights-based policies and forced migrants
- R. Napier-Moore; S. Gent / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007
- How can the needs of refugees really be met? This brief paper shows why it is important for forced migration policy and practice to shift the balance from settlement-based ‘relief’ and welfare oriente...
- The positives and negatives of children's independent migration: assessing the evidence and the debates
- I. Hashim / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- This paper looks broadly at the positives and negatives of children’s experiences of migration. It focuses on the dangers and pitfalls that independent child migrants report, along with the perceived ...
- Voices of child migrants: a better understanding of how life is
- J. Anarfi; S. Gent; I. Hashim / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- There is a significant gap between how children see their own experiences of migration and the way that child migrants are often represented. This report presents accounts from 16 children from Bangl...
- Skilled migration: healthcare policy options
- S. Gent; R. Skeldon / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- This policy brief examines the case for a two-tiered health training system. Within this system, doctors and nurses are trained to international standards, while many others are trained to more basic ...
- Skilled migration: new policy options
- S. Gent; R. Skeldon / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- This brief article analyses the debate surrounding the issue of brain drain. Developed countries today are seen as taking highly skilled workers from developing countries to meet their own labour nee...
- Tackling poverty-migration linkages: evidence from Ghana and Egypt
- R. Sabates-Wheeler; R. Sabates; A. Castaldo / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2005
- This paper presents a quantitative analysis exploring whether the very poorest in a community are unlikely to migrate due to the high transaction costs associated with migration. The paper concludes w...
