| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 178 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Africa development forum |
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Africa development forum.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Migration to South Africa: regional challenges versus national instruments and interests -- Reforming South African immigration policy in the postapartheid reriod (1990-2010) -- The role of skilled labor -- Mobility and municipalities: local authorities, local impacts, and the challenges of movement -- Migration control, documentation, and state transformation -- Migration and health in South Africa: implications for development -- Appendix A: Immigration legislation and policy in South African and the Southern African development community, 1986-2010 -- Appendix B: How many are they? Migration data collection -- Appendix C: Migration statistics for South Africa -- Appendix D: Urbanization in Africa, 1950-2010 |
| Summary |
Building on global interest in migration development, the volume draws attention to one of the most important migration systems in sub-Saharan Africa. It reviews South Africa's approach to international migration in the post-apartheid period from a regional development perspective, highlighting key policy issues, debates, and consequences. The authors find at least three areas where migration is resulting in important development impacts. First, by offering options to those affected by conflict and crises in a region that has limited formal disaster management and social protection systems. Second, by mitigating shortcomings and distortions in regional labour markets. Third, by providing support to struggling rural economies and ever expanding urban areas in terms of livelihoods and social capital transfers. Chapter One consists of a study of the country's historical experience of migration and, in particular, analyses the changes in official attitudes throughout the twentieth century, indicating the roots of contemporary ideas and policy dilemmas. Chapters Two, Three, Four and Five complement this analysis of the South African State's capacity to reform and manage the South African migration situation by looking at often neglected dimensions: the first explores the question of skilled labour, a crucial question given the unbalanced structure of the South African labour market; the second examines the impact of migration on local government in South African cities and specifically implications for urban planning, service delivery, health, security, and political accountability; the third analyses the nature of undocumented migration to South Africa and the challenges it raises to both State and non-State actors; The book concludes with an examination of health as a critical issue when examining the relationship between migration and development in South Africa, in light of recent empirical data. --publisher description |
| Notes |
"A copublication of Agence française de Développement and the World Bank." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- South Africa
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Skilled labor -- South Africa
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Immigrants -- Health and hygiene -- South Africa
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Emigration and immigration
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Immigrants
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Immigrants -- Health and hygiene
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Skilled labor
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| SUBJECT |
South Africa -- Emigration and immigration
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| Subject |
South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kabwe-Segatti, Aurelia Wa.
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Landau, Loren B. (Loren Brett)
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World Bank.
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Agence française de développement
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| LC no. |
2011284728 |
| ISBN |
9780821387689 |
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0821387685 |
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6613278939 |
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9786613278937 |
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1283278936 |
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9781283278935 |
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