Migration

MIGRATION
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Glossary
Internal migration - involves moving to a new destination but in the same country
External migration - involves moving into a new destination outside the country
Emigration - refers to leaving one country to move to another country
Immigration - refers to moving into a new country
Population transfer - this refers to when a large group of people is transferred out of a region. It is usually involuntarily and can be referred to as forced migration.
Chain migration - refers to a situation whereby one family member moves abroad and then influences the migration of the other family members.
Return migration - refers to the voluntary movement of the immigrants back into their countries of origin.
Seasonal migration - refers to a situation whereby people move from one place for a given period of time due to labor or climatic conditions.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - this refers to a situation whereby a person is forced to move from his/her own home due to political or social instability. However, these people do not cross the borders of the countries.
GDP - (Gross Domestic Product) This is the market value of all the final products produced in a country in a specific period of time. It usually reflects a country`s standard of living.
Abstract
Migration is a topic that has raised a lot of concern to various sociologists and economists. This is due to the fact that migration leads to both positive and negative effects of development to both the host countries and the donor countries. In this paper we seek to uncover some of the related to migration which include: the positive and negative impacts of migration, causes of migration and the various types of migration. This paper is argument oriented and we are also going to comprehensively analyze the concept of migration and the impacts that it has towards economic development and then conclude whether it is can be recommended or discouraged both for the host and the donor countries.
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Introduction
Migration refers to the movement of people from one place to another. While migrating, the migrants may take up permanent or seasonal residence in the host countries. Migration has taken place throughout human history. It takes several forms depending on where an individual is moving to or the localities involved (Özden and Schiff, 2005)....