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    Internal migration and household living conditions in Ethiopia

    African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2005
    The increases in internal migration and the rate of urban growth associated with economic and political transitions in countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific, have made migration a salient feature of life in developing countries. Ethiopia has been identified as one of the countries in Africa with a relatively high level of internal migration and population redistribution.
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    Individual and contextual determinants of internal migration in Russia, 1985-2001

    Global Development Network, 2005
    This paper examines the factors shaping individual-level internal migration in Russia during the late Soviet and post-Soviet periods using survey data containing 7167 retrospective residential histories from 1985 through 2001, merged with official data on annual regional characteristics.The findings of the study suggest that:despite growing differentiation of economic conditions across
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    Internal migration in Nepal

    Central Department of Population Studies, Nepal, 2003
    Migration is a component of population change that can change the size, growth and other characteristics of the population both in sending and receiving areas. This paper discusses internal migration of native born population in Nepal, primarily based on the data collected during the 2001 census.
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    Exploring the linkages between children’s independent migration and education: evidence from Ghana

    Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2005
    This paper explores the linkages between children’s independent migration and education, both formal and non-formal, who have moved from rural, farming households in northern Ghana to rural and urban households in central and southern Ghana.
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    Interrelationships between internal and international migration in Egypt: a pilot study

    Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2005
    This study explores the interrelationships between internal and international migration in Egypt.
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    Migration, development and poverty reduction in 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 of Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Pakistan and Viet Nam.
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    Understanding the implications of migration for pro-poor agricultural growth

    Programme of Advisory and Support Services to DFID, 2004
    This paper examines the nature of changes and trends in rural-urban migration and the relevance of local labour markets and remittances to the livelihoods strategies of the rural poor.Main findings include: temporary migration and commuting are now a routine part of the livelihood strategies of the rural poor across a wide range of developing country contextsin many parts of South A
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    Internal migration to the Gauteng Province, South Africa

    Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2005
    This study aims to quantify and describe migration to and migrant labour in Gauteng Province, South Africa, with a view to gaining some insight into special challenges that in-migrant households may present.
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    Internal migration and development: a global perspective

    International Organization for Migration, 2005
    This paper discusses the trends, causes and impacts associated with internal voluntary migration for paid work.
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    Internal migration and the development nexus: the case of Bangladesh

    Eldis Document Store, 2003
    This paper reviews the relationships between migration and development in Bangladesh, focussing on conditions and entitlements in the labour market and the consequences of migration, including remittances and their effects on poverty and inequality.

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