ISBN:
9789264026100
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei)
,
graph. Darst.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
A Development Centre perspective
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Policy coherence for development 2007
DDC:
338.91091724
Keywords:
Emigration and immigration Government policy
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Emigration and immigration Economic aspects
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Developing countries Emigration and immigration
;
Economic aspects
;
Entwicklungsländer
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Migration
;
Braindrain
;
Entwicklungspolitik
;
Migrationspolitik
Abstract:
This edition of the Development Centre's annual report on policy coherence focuses on migration. The book examines the costs and benefits of migration for developing countries and how these flows can be better organised to yield greater benefits for all parties concerned -- migrant-sending countries, migrant-receiving countries, and the migrants themselves. It takes stock of what we know about the effects of migration on development, and distills from that knowledge a set of policy recommendations for sending and receiving countries alike. It draws on a large number
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; Preface; Executive Summary; Introduction and Overview; PART ONE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION TODAY ; Chapter 1 Human Mobility in the New Century; Putting today's migration flows in perspective; International Labour Mobility: The View from OECD countries; Chapter 2 International Labour Mobility: A View from the Sending Countries; Transition Economies: Explosive Emigration and Painful Adjustments; Sub-Saharan Africa: A Long History of Mobility; Making the Transition from Migrant-sending to Migrant-receiving Country; PART TWO THE MIGRATION CYCLE: ISSUES AND IMPACT FOR SENDING COUNTRIES
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3 Economic Effects of Migration on the Home Country:A Simple Life-cycle ModelChapter 4 Departure of Labour: When Does the Home Country Benefit?; Departure of Low-skill Labour; Departure of High-skill Labour; Chapter 5 The Brain Drain and Negative Social Effects: When is the HomeCountry Hurt?; The Brain Drain; Social Effects of Emigration; Gender and Family Roles; Corruption and Crime; Chapter 6 Remittances and the Reduction of Vulnerability; The Effects of Remittances on Poverty; The Macro Dimension of Remittances: How Large?
Description / Table of Contents:
Formal and Informal Channels: Consequences for Economic PerformanceTransfer Costs; Chapter 7 Diaspora Networks; What Can Diaspora Networks Offer?; The Potential of Diaspora Networks; Social Investment of Remittances; Chapter 8 Return; Modes of Return; Reintegration of Returning Migrants; Return, Circularity and Virtual Return; PART THREE POLICY COHERENCE FOR MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT ; Chapter 9 Interlinkages between Migration, Trade and Aid; Looking More Closely at Flows; From Flows to Policies: Exploiting Synergies and Avoiding"Coherence Orphans"
Description / Table of Contents:
Policy Interactions: Synergies and Joint ImpactChapter 10 What Role for OECD Country Migration Policies?; Policies for the Highly Skilled: Transforming the Brain Drain into Brain Gain; Benefiting from Mobility of the Low-skilled; Promoting Circularity; Addressing the Challenge of Irregular Migration; Summary of Policy Recommendations; Chapter 11 Integrating International Migration into Development Strategies; Macroeconomic Policies; Human Resource Management; Financing Higher Education; Infrastructure; Regional and "South-South" Initiatives; Summary of Policy Recommendations
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 12 Coherence of Policies for More Effective ManagementThe Role of Development Assistance; The Role of Trade Policies; The Role of Security Policies; The Institutional Challenge; Summary of Policy Recommendations; Concluding Remarks
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: La cohérence des politiques au service du développement 2007
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1787/9789264026100-en
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