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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Sponsorship and migration in Northeast Thailand

Abstract

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Sponsorship is widely recognized as a major factor in migration decisions. However, the extent to which it encourages potential migrants to move has been little documented. This study documents the role of urban sponsorship in rural to urban migration decisions, specifically sponsorship in Northeast Thailand, using data originally gathered to redirect rural to urban movement in the area, and utilizing multiple analysis of variance and multiple regression to account for the effect of sponsorship on potential migration decisions among other competing explanations. The characteristics of urban sponsors were also considered in examining the variations in sponsorship.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Sociology
Department dc:contributor.department
Sociology
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1987

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Royo, Sheila G.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64567
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/64567

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Royo, Sheila G.. Sponsorship and migration in Northeast Thailand. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64567