Worlds in Motion: Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium

by Douglas S. Massey, Joaquin Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Adela Pellegrino

Overview

By applying systematic theoretical frameworks to detailed empirical data, Worlds in Motion provides a unique overview of not only where migration occurs, and how it works, but crucially details the major factors that influence international population movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198294429
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/08/1999
Series:	International Studies in Demography
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1560L (what's this?)

About the Author

Princeton University

Universitario Complutense, Madrid

University of Adelaide

University of Montreal

Programa de Poblacion, Uruguay

University of California, Davis

Table of Contents

1. New Migrations, New Theories2. Contemporary Theories of International Migration3. Understanding the North American System4. Coming to Terms with European Immigration5. Labour Migration in the Gulf System6. Theory and Reality in the Gulf System7. International Migration in South America8. International Migration and National Development910. Conclusions for the Next CenturyReferencesIndex