3. Movement responses - migration Flashcards

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Migration

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the movement of people across a specified boundary, national or international, to establish a new permanent place of residence. The UN defines ‘permanent’ as a change of residence lasting more than one year.

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Voluntary migration

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when the individual or household has a free choice about whether to move or not.

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Forced migration

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forced migration occurs when the individual or household has little or no choice but to move.

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Push factors

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negative conditions at the point of origin which encourage or force people to move.

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Pull factors

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positive conditions at the point of destination which encourage people to move.

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Internal migration

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migration within the same country.

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Formal sector

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jobs in the formal sector are known to the government department that is responsible for taxation, and to other government offices. Such jobs generally provide better pay and much greater security than jobs in the informal sector.

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Informal sector

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the part of the economy operating outside of official recognition. Employment is generally low-paid and often temporary and/or part-time in nature.

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Refugee

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a person who has been forced to leave home and country because of ‘a well-founded fear of persecution’ on account of race, religion, social group or political opinion.

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Internally displaced people

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as for a refugee, people who are forced to leave their home, but in this case they remains in the same country.

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Remittances

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money sent back by migrants to their family in the home community.

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Diaspora

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the dispersal of a people from their original homeland.

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Multiplier effect

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where an increase in the money supply in a region sets off an upward spiral of development as this money circulates in the economy.

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