Globalization, Development and International Migration: A Cross-National Analysis of Less-Developed Countries, 1970-2000

Autor/inn/en	Sanderson, Matthew R.; Kentor, Jeffrey D.
Titel	Globalization, Development and International Migration: A Cross-National Analysis of Less-Developed Countries, 1970-2000
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 88 (2009) 1, S.301-336 (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Context Effect; Developing Nations; Immigration; Developed Nations; Global Approach; Interdisciplinary Approach; Economic Impact; International Trade; Investment; Social Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Globales Denken; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Ökonomische Determinanten; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Gesellschaftstheorie
Abstract	It is widely argued that globalization and economic development are associated with international migration. However, these relationships have not been tested empirically. We use a cross-national empirical analysis to assess the impact of global and national factors on international migration from less-developed countries. An interdisciplinary analytical framework is developed. We then use several modeling techniques to analyze panel data on a set of less-developed countries from 1970 to 2000. Three central findings emerge from these analyses. First, foreign direct investment has a significant, differential effect across sectors of the economy: FDI in the primary sector increases the level of net emigration, while FDI in the secondary sector has a deterrent effect. Second, economic development has a significant, nonlinear effect on net emigration levels, the so-called "migration hump." Finally, we find a strong cumulative causation effect of migration, meaning that migration has a strong internal momentum after it has been initiated. The implications of the findings are discussed in the context of contemporary migration theory. (Contains 2 tables and 19 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10