1.B - international migration related to global patterns of socio-economic development Flashcards
global migration players involved
- international organisation fro Migration (IOM)
- UN - joint migration and development initiative was apart of united nations development agenda
main reason for global migration
importance of migration shows in development
how global migration promotes stability
- migrant remittances improve economic stability of recipient country
- returning migrants have acquired knowledge, ideas and values: democracy, equality contributing to peace building
- balanced age structure and population growth - ageing populations balanced by youthful migrant working populations
how can global migration promote development
- skills and knowledge gained by returning migrants
- culture development - potential diaspora
- UN ‘migration and development’ projects between countries = bottom up approach to development
how can global migration promote economic growth
- GDP and tax base of host nation boosted by working migrants
- migrants as consumers stimulate economy and globalisation of society
- migrants fill skill gaps
- remittances can supplement household income, stimulate consumption, provide funds for local investments simulating the local multiplier effect
how can global migration promote inequalities
- countries of origin lose young fit skilled workers - contribute to downward economic spiral at local, regional or national scale
- better educated migrate = brain drain and loss of human resources
- demographic selectiveness of international migration - redistribution of reproductive age declining birth rate in origin country and growth in host
- remittances can increase inequality between families who do and don’t receive remittances
how can global migration promote conflict?
- social conflicts - immigrants and local people may struggle to integrate = language barriers, cultural differences and ethnicity
- immigrant populations = pressure on serve provision in host country
- international borders conflict areas: border control, trafficking and illegal migrants
how can global migration promote injustice?
- migrants vulnerable to violation of human rights: forces labour, exploitation of women and children and human trafficking
- treatment of asylum seekers: held in detention centres, not allowed work, barely supported via food and sanitation etc
- vast amount of refugees - strain on shelter, food, water, medicines and safety = return to origin country high
the lee migration model
- consistent of pull and push factors as well as intervening obstacles
- pull factors - things that make people immigrate: wages, employment, opportunities
- push factors - reason why people emigrate: conflict, inequalities, lack of employment
- intervening objects: pinch points of a journey = money or physical geography
international migration
movement from one country to another
divided up into interregional and intraregional
interregional migration on international scale
permanent movement from one country to another between continents
intraregional migration on an international scale
permanent movement from one country to another within the same continent
internal migration
travel within a country a short distance
can be divided into intraregional or interregional
interregional migration on local scale
- permanent movement from one region of a country to another region
intraregional migration on a local scale
permanent movement within a single region of a country
