Researching International Migration - Lessons From the Kerala Experience

International migration and workers remittances have, of late, become a significant economic and social phenomena affecting the fortunes of millions of families in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Yet, the measurements and methods of analysis of their impact on the individuals, families, economy, and society have not rec

List of contents

Foreword K. Srinivasan. Prologue. 1. Introduction 2. Basic Concepts and Definitions 3. CDS Kerala Migration Surveys 4. Sampling Methods Followed in Kerala Migration Surveys 5. Migration: Estimation and Basic Analysis 6. Remittances: Estimation and Basic Analysis 7. Migration and Human Resources 8. Economic Impact of Migration and Remittances 9. Return Migration 10. Migration and the Elderly 11. Emigration and Women 12. Migration and Children 13. Panel Data Analysis 14. Summary. Appendices. Bibliography

About the author

K. C. Zachariah is Honorary Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
S. Irudaya Rajan is Chair Professor, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) Research Unit on International Migration, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

Summary

This handbook is an important intervention in the understanding and practice of migration and demography studies. It includes methods of conducting field surveys ? estimating migration and migration trends, remittances, selectivity, and differentials ? and assesses other socio-economic phenomena.

Product details

• Authors: S Irudaya Rajan, Rajan S. Irudaya, K C Zachariah, K. C. Zachariah, K. C. Rajan Zachariah, Zachariah K. C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.04.2019
• EAN: 9780367176969
• ISBN: 978-0-367-17696-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Population & demography, Population and Demography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General