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Pattern, Structure and Consequences of International Migration in Nepal

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Migration is an important component of population change, along with fertility and mortality. Migration is not a biological variable as it comprises socio-economic, cultural, political and human behavioural factors.

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    Lowland area in the foothills of the Himalayas in Southern Nepal, lies to the north of Indo-Gangetic plane, is characterized by fertile alluvial deposits and rich biodiversity.

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  1. Department of Geography, Tribhuban University of Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Deo Kumari Gurung

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  1. School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Anuradha Banerjee

  2. Departmrnt of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Barddhaman, West Bengal, India

    Narayan Chandra Jana

  3. Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Vinod Kumar Mishra

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Gurung, D.K. (2020). Pattern, Structure and Consequences of International Migration in Nepal. In: Banerjee, A., Jana, N., Mishra, V. (eds) Population Dynamics in Contemporary South Asia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1668-9_12

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