| Description |
x, 531 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword; N. Sadik. 1. The State of the Art and Overview of the Chapters; R.E. Bilsborrow. Part 1: Old and New Patterns of Internal Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries. 2. What Do We Know About Recent Trends in Urbanization? N. Chen, et al. 3. Recent Internal Migration Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Determinants, Consequences, and Data Adequacy Issues; J.O. Oucho. 4. New Trends in Urban Settlement and the Role of Intraurban Migration: The Case of Sô Paulo/Brazil; J.M. Pinto da Cunha. Part 2: Migration Determinants and Linkages with Economic Growth. 5. Rural Out- Migration in China: A Multilevel Model; Junming Zhu. 6. Migration Motivation, Family Links, and Job Search Methods of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in India; B. Banerjee. 7. Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Internal Migration: A Production Function Approach with Evidence from Peru; A. Morrison, Xin Guo. Part 3: The Consequences of Migration. 8. Migration and Urbanization in West Africa: Methodological Issues in Data Collection and Inference; P. Bocquier, S. Traor.̌ 9. Assessing the Consequences of Internal Migration: Methodological Issues and a Case Study on Thailand Based on Longitudinal Household Survey Data; P. Guest. 10. Rural-Urban Migration and Development: Evidence from Bangladesh; R. Afsar. 11. Migration and the Fertility Transition in African Cities; M. Brockerhoff. Part 4: Migration, Urbanization Processes, and Implications. 12. A Reassessment of Migration and Urbanization in Mexico in the 20th Century; C.B. Paz. 13. The Coping Capacity of Latin America's Cities; A.G. Gilbert. 14. Urban Economic Growth in the 21st Century: Assessing the International Competitiveness of Metropolitan Areas; D.A. Rondinelli, G. Vastag. Appendix: Internal Migration and Urbanization Recommendations. Symposium on Internal Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries: Implications for Habitat II |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the Symposium on Internal Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries, 22-24 January 1996, New York." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Migration, Internal -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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Rural-urban migration -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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Urbanization -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Bilsborrow, Richard E.
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United Nations Population Fund.
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| LC no. |
97031606 |
| ISBN |
0792380320 (acid-free paper) |
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0792380339 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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