Place, Migration and Development in the Third World: An Alternative Perspective / Edition 1

by Lawrence A. Brown

Overview

Providing a fresh examination of the nature of Third World development, the author focuses on the characteristics of particular places and regions and their influences on behaviour. This is an important study of the relationship between population movements and regional and national changes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415053372
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/04/1990
Series:	Geography and Environment Series
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. What is Third World Development? 3. Aggregate Migration Flows and Development, with a Costa Rican Example 4. Individual Migration and Place Characteristics Related to Development in Venezuela 5. Individual Labour Market Experiences and Place Characteristics Related to Development in Venezuela 6. Policy Apects of Development and Regional Change (I) Population movements from Ecuador's Rural Sierra (II) The Juxtaposition of National Policies and Local Socioeconomic Structures in Ecuador 8. Third World Development as the Local Articulation of World Economics and Political Conditions, Donor-Nation Actions, and G.vernment Policies: Concluding Observations

Editorial Reviews

‘...this interesting volume...puts forward perspectives which differ markedly from typical approaches and offers and alternative to conventional thinking...the book contains extensive literature reviews, and a variety of analytical approaches to studying the topics of concern.' - Checklist

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