Causes of Internal Migration

Question 1

What are the 3 dimensions of scale that are viewed from why ppl change their place of permanent residence?

Answer 1

• macro-level
• meso-level
• micro-level

Question 2

What do micro-level theories focus on?

Answer 2

• individual migration decisions

Question 3

What do macro-level theories focus on?

Answer 3

• larger scale migration trends

Question 4

What do meso-level theories focus on?

Answer 4

• household or community level migration

Question 5

What does the macro-level highlight?

Answer 5

• socio-eco differences at national scale, focusing on core-periphery concept

Question 6

What does the meso-level dimension look in more detail at?

Answer 6

• factors in origin + destination
• variety of both push + pull factors that are interpreted differently + influence decisions to migrate

Question 7

What did a sample survey of rural migrants in Mumbai find?

Answer 7

• > 75% had 1 or more relatives living in the city
• 90% of these had received some form of assistance upon arrival

Question 8

What did a survey from the Peruvian Highlands to Lima find?

Answer 8

• 90% of migrants could rely on ST accommodation on arrival in the city
• 1/2 their contacts managed to arrange a job for them