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    Impact of the global recession on migration and remittances in Kerala : new evidences from the Return Migration Study (RMS) 2009

    Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India, 2010
    This study has brought to light some of the broad dimensions of the problems created by the global recession on Kerala emigrants – the number of emigrants who became unemployed, the number who lost
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    From rhetoric to rights: global response to human trafficking

    Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, 2012
    Globalization is a double-edged sword for human rights, pushing people out of place while giving them a global voice to protest their plight, slicing some traditional bonds while weaving new ones (Brysk ed. 2002).
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    The Micronesian exodus

    Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
    Micronesia has the highest per capita net emigration rate in the world. This paper provides an overview of the Micronesian migration experience, and shows that a range of public policies can shape a country’s experience with migration.The paper presents the following findings:
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    Applying the concept of human security to research on the consequences of mining-induced displacement and resettlement

    Human Security Gateway, 2012
    The development of international mining projects is one of the most visible consequences of globalisation. But developments in the mining industry are the cause of about 10.3 percent of all displacements in the world. This means that more than a million people per year may be resettled as a result of resource extraction in various parts of the globe.
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    On climate migration and international trade

    Social Science Research Network, 2012
    Climate migration is plagued by vagueness, both in terms of the numbers of potential migrants, as well as their legal rights. This article provides a legal analysis of climate migration and examines its potential impact on international trade.
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    Circular migration: a triple win or a dead end?

    Global Union Research Network, 2011
    ‘Circular migration’ has recently been promoted as a triple win solution, bringing benefits to destination countries, origin countries and migrant workers themselves, thus projecting it as a major mechanism to reap development benefits of labour migration.
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    Women’s labour migration in the context of globalisation

    Women in Development Europe, 2010
    What are the current trends in women’s migration and why are they occurring? According to this study, globalisation has led to increased international migration. However, migrants often cannot enjoy the full protection of the rights to which they are entitled. Also, labour legislation often fails to adequately protect migrant women, exacerbating their disadvantage and exploitation.
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    Economic institutions matter, but they are not the full story

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
    Much attention has been paid recently to the premise that ‘institutions matter’ for economic development and growth. Development thinking has changed over time, however. It is important to establish whether the current focus on institutions is just another attempt to explain poverty or if can provide the basis for sustainable programmes in developing countries.
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    Toolkit to combat trafficking in persons: global programme against trafficking in human beings

    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2008
    With the tide of human trafficking rising rather than falling, the need for effective prevention policies is unquestionable. This toolkit updates and expands upon the UNODC toolkit of the same name published in 2006.
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    'You are not going to amuse yourself', barriers to achieving wellbeing through international migration: the case of Peruvian immigrants in London and Madrid

    International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2007
    International migration from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to the EU is important but has received relatively little attention and needs to be better understood. This paper provides a wellbeing analysis of international migration by inductively analysing perceived obstacles or blocks to achieving wellbeing amongst a sample of 99 Peruvian migrants based in London and Madrid.

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