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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"urban migration"”.
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Essays on Rural-Urban Migration in China
… experienced the world's largest peacetime out-migration of its rural labor force to urban areas. The temporary nature of the labor migration complicates the control on this mobile population, and its multi-faceted influence on the whole economy makes the migration policy controversial. Based on …
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Intra-urban migration in the Kansas City metropolitan area
Typescript (photocopy).
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Rural-urban migration in Nigeria : Implications for social welfare
Thesis (M.S.W.)--Michigan State University. School of Social Work, 1967
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No More Shade: Deforestation and Rural-Urban Migration in Nigeria
… the most well-documented motivating factors of migration in Nigeria include education, employment opportunities, and cultural conflicts. However, as the deforestation crisis has not improved and Nigeria has maintained its spot as the country with the most deforestation on Earth, access to …
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African rural-urban migration in South Africa : Empangeni Richards bay area
The study deals with African rural urban migration in Empangeni Richards Bay area, where the concern is on the people already in the towns. The purpose of this investigation is to attempt to come up with some possible remedies to the problem of rural-urban migration in South Africa. Therefore, the …
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An empirical study of ethnic linkages in Kenyan rural-urban migration
<p>The supply of urban labor has been a central concern of the development efforts of low-income nations. Earlier development theories emphasized the benefits of removing labor from peasant agriculture—where labor-intensive techniques and traditional economic organization kept productivity low—and …
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Rural-urban migration and subjective well-being the South African experience
This paper gives a detailed account of rural-urban migration in South Africa. Using data from the recent National Income and Dynamics Study (NIDS) it defines the determinants and nature of rural-urban migration in South Africa before providing a thorough analysis of changes in a range of economic …
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Rural-urban migration in Bihar : a case study of the Village Saurath
… to better understand the inducing factors of outmigration. A considerable body of literature related to migration already exists; however, this study contributes to the literature by providing a case study of migration in Bihar, a state that is in the process of an economic transformation. This …
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Determining the Predictive Ability of Rural-Urban Migration for Health Indicators in China
… million rural Chinese residents have migrated to urban areas within China for work. In cities, these workers often lack access to health insurance and licensed healthcare. Migrants are also more likely to work in dangerous jobs and to participate in high-risk behaviors. This paper analyzes two …
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Causes, consequences and challenges of rural-urban migration in Bangladesh / by Rita Afsar.
… contribute toward greater understanding of the urbanization process in Bangladesh. Focuses particularly on the rural-urban migration process, explaining the causes of mobility and stability and the consequences flowing from that movement for the wellbeing of migrants and their families.
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Rural urban migration and its impact on economic development: a case study in China
… have been widely quoted in the literature of migration. There are altogether six chapters. The first chapter is a review of the literature of internal migration both in developed and developing countries, and a brief introduction to and critique of the four migration models. The main task of …
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Rural urban migration in developing countries : a survey of economic theory and empirical evidence
… the theoretical and empirical aspects of rural-urban migration as a determinant of the observed rapid urbanisation in developing countries. The theoretical work covers the neo-classical as well as alternative economic theories of migration. The empirical component covers work on the determinants …
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The migrant network effect : an empirical analysis of rural-to-urban migration in South Africa
Recent empirical migration literature in South Africa suggests that access to physical and human capital, in the way of finance and education respectively, are key factors in increasing one’s probability of migrating. This paper attempts to extend this literature by directly measuring the extent to …
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Assessing the socio-economic impacts of rural-urban migration on KwaNokweja, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
… to assess the socio-economic impacts of rural-urban migration in KwaNokweja, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The specific objectives of the study are to (a) analyse the causes of rural-urban migration in KwaNokweja, (b) assess the socio-economic impacts of rural-urban migration with a focus on …
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Three essays on households' location decisions: analysis of the processes of gentrification and rural-urban migration
… processes of gentrification and interregional migration affect the location decisions of individuals. The first paper analyzes the effect of gentrification on the housing price premium distribution using data from Chicago. Assuming a monotonic relationship between housing prices and income, the …
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Bone health in Gambian women: impact and implications of rural-to-urban migration and the nutrition transition
Urbanisation and the associated nutrition transition have been linked with the recent rise in osteoporotic fragility fracture incidence in many countries. Predictions indicate that hip fracture incidence will increase 6-fold in Africa and Asia by 2050, partially attributed to demographic transition …
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Essays on the effects of rural-urban migration on migrants' behaviour in china : marriage, fertility, and cigarette smoking
The thesis examines the effects of rural-urban migration on migrants' marriage, fertility and smoking behaviour. This research attempts to fill these gaps. The data used are from the Chinese Rural Household sample of Rural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia (RUMiCI) project. Chapter 2 analyses …
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Essays on the effects of rural-urban migration on migrants' behaviour in china : marriage, fertility, and cigarette smoking
The thesis examines the effects of rural-urban migration on migrants' marriage, fertility and smoking behaviour. This research attempts to fill these gaps. The data used are from the Chinese Rural Household sample of Rural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia (RUMiCI) project. Chapter 2 analyses …
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Organizational responses to urban migration in Ho Chi Minh City : adapting to the challenges of a highly regulated environment
… began to experience rapid industrialization and urbanization. Ho Chi Minh City has since emerged as the country's financial hub, and it finds itself at the epicenter of a significant population shift and the destination of a large number of migrants seeking economic opportunity. This thesis seeks …
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Urbanization process models, internal rural-urban migration, and the role of institutions in China : three essays on urbanization and migration
… dissertation is a collection of three essays on urbanization and migration. The first essay is a treatment on the urbanization theory. I discuss the ambiguity in the urban concept, and propose a comprehensive urban concept which includes the demographic, physical, economic, social, and cultural …
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