Population Mobility in Developing Countries: A Reinterpretation

Dewdney, John C.; Skeldon, Ronald

doi:10.2307/635299

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“…At the same time, many more poor provinces (both their governments and people) have actively pursued labor exports as an economic strategy, modelled after Sichuan. This greater geographic spread of labor migration over longer distances is consistent to what Skeldon (1990) calls the 'diffusion' of migration in the case of Peru.…”

Section: Trends and Geography Of Migration Since 1982supporting

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Migration and development in China: trends, geography and current issues

Chan

2012

Migration and Development

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confidence: 77%

Migration and development in China: trends, geography and current issues

Chan

2012

Migration and Development

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“…Skeldon suggested that circular migration as a migration pattern will give way to urban settlement when the urbanization ratio reaches a certain point [115]. The phase of urban settlement is characterized by the decision of rural-urban migrants to settle in the city.…”

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Becoming Urban Citizens: A Three-Phase Perspective on the Social Integration of Rural–Urban Migrants in China

Sun

Chen

Xie

2022

IJERPH

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This article attempts to provide an integrated conceptual framework for understanding how rural-urban migrants in China integrate into urban society. We propose a three-phase conceptual framework in which the social integration of rural-urban migrants is categorized into circular migration, urban settlement, and urban integration. We argue that the three phases differ with respect to the aims of migration, the identity of migrants, the key dimensions of social integration, the role of government, and the hukou policy. While the transition from circular migration to urban settlement is an outcome of economic development and change in demographic structure, as reflected by the economic conditions of rural-urban migrants, welfare expansion also plays a critical role during this process. We further hypothesize that the transition from urban settlement to urban integration will be a result of the social interaction between rural-urban migrants and local urbanites, within which social capital and cultural factors are vital. Since most rural-urban migrants are currently at the phase of urban settlement, we suggest that the Chinese government should enlarge welfare provisions to support their settlement in cities. This study contributes to improving the understanding of how to facilitate social integration of internal migrants in developing countries.

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“…Just as the customary economic approach to migration has been criticized, so too has its devoted fellow: the push-pull framework. Some see it as a useful heuristic approach; however, it does not constitute a theoretical framework so much as a means of classifying migration and ordering its determinants in space and is thereby too simplistic and deterministic (de Haas, 2011;Massey et al, 2005;Skeldon, 1990). While acknowledging this critique, there is still some merit in the simple notion of push-pull, with its intuitive and empirically grounded idea that structural forces shape migration processes (see also Van Hear et al, 2017).…”

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The tunnels are a prerequisite for living here: lessons from the Faroe Islands on how push-pull factors affect populations in small remote communities

Kongsager

2024

Frit

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Small remote communities in the Nordic countries face unique challenges due to their geographical isolation, limited resources, and sparse population. The latter is affected by migration, which can have both positive and negative implications for communities’ development, and so understanding the factors influencing migration patterns is essential for ensuring balanced regional development. This paper focuses on the population trends over the last two centuries in the Faroe Islands; more specifically, in the two small remote communities Hvannasund and Viðareiði in the Northern Islands. The overall theoretical framework applied is the push-pull migration concept. By examining the push-pull factors that drive migration patterns in these communities, the paper explores the impact on socio-economic development, and by analysing the interplay between these factors, this study aims to provide insights into the dynamics of movements and their implications for the development of small remote communities. The main findings are that economic factors are the main push-pull factors to explain the population changes in the investigated communities, while the social/demographic, political, and environmental factors to a lesser degree can explain the fluctuations but impact the more linear trends over time.

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Population Mobility in Developing Countries: A Reinterpretation

Cited by 10 publications

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Migration and development in China: trends, geography and current issues

Migration and development in China: trends, geography and current issues

Becoming Urban Citizens: A Three-Phase Perspective on the Social Integration of Rural–Urban Migrants in China

The tunnels are a prerequisite for living here: lessons from the Faroe Islands on how push-pull factors affect populations in small remote communities

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