Migration and Remittances: Inter-Urban and Rural-Urban Linkages - Hardcover

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"The present empirical work - with clearly specified theoreticalbases and reference points in actual social problems, theory,publicpolicy, and planning - explores some well-establishedrural-urbanlinkages. . . . The study provides a comprehensive andup-to-datesurvey of various models of migration in the context of regionalgrowth. . . . The real strength and high point of this researchstudyis a detailed analysis of the flow of remittances in bothdirectionsresulting from migration. It means the author visualised thevalueof both the spread and backwards effect in the financial sphere.. .. She has really made a valiant attempt to arrive at ameaningfulunderstanding. It is a study the type of which, may be inconjunction with that of local politics, need to be carried outinmany different settings involving large cities and theirhinterlands."--Indian Journal of Public AdministrationWhat role, if any, do remittances from rural populations play inregional development? In this cogent study, the author providesvaluable empirical evidence in relation to existing theories andmodels on migration. By correlating migrancy to variousvariablesrelating to jobs, the growth of squatters, and the increase intheper capita cost of providing civic amenities, the author clearlyshows how the Harris-Todaro model of migration can be used inthephysical planning of a new town. A significant feature of thisimpressive study is that it provides, for the first time,empiricalevidence concerning the different types of linkages(particularly,migration and remittances) from an urban center. It not onlyhighlights the shortcomings in the existing database butprovides anexcellent methodological framework for conducting large-scalesurveys.Migration and Remittances will interest all those involved withdevelopment economics, urban studies, regional planning,geography,housing, and economic theory."For those seeking a detailed empirical study of migration andremittances in India, this book contains much useful material. .. .There is much empirical work upon which those concerned withthesethemes can draw."--Urban Studies

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