Introduction: Contemporary Contributions to Understanding Migration and Population Distribution: Michael J. White
Part I: Perspectives on Theory for Internal and International Migration: 1:Perspectives on Migration Theory – Geography: Richard Wright and Mark Ellis
2: Perspectives on Migration Theory- Economics: Michael J. Greenwood
3: Perspectives on Migration Theory—Anthropology: Caroline B. Brettell
4: Perspectives on Migration Theory
Sociology & Political Science: Michael J. White and Colin Johnson
5: Conceptualizing Migration: From Internal/International to Kinds of Membership: Susan K. Brown and Frank D. Bean
Part II: Data and Methods for Migration Study: 6: Concepts, Definitions and Data Collection Approaches: Richard E. Bilsborrow
7: Data Prospects: IPUMS-International: Matthew Sobek
8: Micro Methods: Longitudinal Surveys and Analyses: Cris Beauchemin and Bruno Schoumaker
9: Migration Analysis using Demographic Surveys and Surveillance Systems: Philippe Bocquier
10: Migration flows: measurement, analysis and modeling: Frans Willekens
Part III: Regional Perspectives: 11: African Migration and Population Distribution: Recent Trends, Methodological Challenges and Policy Issues: Blessing Uchenna Mberu
12: Migration in Asia: Elin Charles-Edwards, Salut Muhidin, Martin Bell, Yu Zhu
13: Migration in China: Zai Liang and Qian Song
14: Changing Patterns of Migration in India: A Perspective on Urban Exclusion: Amitabh Kundu and Lopamudra Ray Saraswati
15: Migration in Australia and New Zealand : Graeme Hugo, Janet Wall and Margaret Young
16: Migration in Europe: James Raymer
17: Migration in the Americas: Adriana Lopez-Ramirez and Gabriela Sánchez-Soto
18: Moving For Opportunities? Changing Patterns of Migration in North America: Amy Spring, Stewart E. Tolnay, and Kyle Crowder
Part IV: Emerging Policy Topics in Population Redistribution: 19: Migration, Urbanization, and Health: Elizabeth Nauman, Mark VanLandingham, and Philip Anglewicz
20: Migration and the Environment: Lori M. Hunter and Raphael Nawrotzki
21: Population Distribution and Poverty: Rachel E. Dwyer and Daniel Sanchez
22: Migration, Assimilation and Social Welfare: Jennifer E. Glick and Julie Park
23: Economic Impacts of Migrant Remittances: J. Edward Taylor and Michael Castelhano
24: International migration, gender and family: a miroir from Latin America: Silvia E. Giorguli and Adela Angoa
25: Urban Migration of Adolescent Girls: Quantitative Results from Developing Countries: Mark R. Montgomery, Deborah Balk, Zhen Liu, Siddharth Agarwal, Eleri Jones, and Susana Adamo
26: Forced Migration: Holly E. Reed, Bernadette Ludwig, and Laura Braslow
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