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In this introductory statement I shall discuss the three topics of this session: the contribution of workers’ remittances to the development of the labour-sending countries, the process of integration of immigrants in receiving countries, and aspects of international migration policies.

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Tabbarah, R. (1987). Introduction to Part III. In: Borner, S., Taylor, A. (eds) Structural Change, Economic Interdependence and World Development. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09117-1_9

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