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The Migration–Development Nexus: Toward a Transnational Perspective

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The Migration-Development Nexus

Part of the book series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship Series ((MDC))

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The nexus between migration and development has once again found entry into public debate and academic research in connection with the mobility of persons and issues of economic and socio-political development. This is to say, interest in the topic is currently resurging after peaking twice previously, in the 1960s and the 1980s. The current enthusiasm around migrants as agents of development reflects a paradigm which holds that migration can produce beneficial outcomes for both emigration and immigration countries. Current discussions, however, often reflect little memory of previous debates. In particular, scant systematic thought is given to what is ‘new’ this time around.

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    Thomas Faist  & Margit Fauser  & 

  2. Augustana College, USA

    Peter Kivisto

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Faist, T., Fauser, M. (2011). The Migration–Development Nexus: Toward a Transnational Perspective. In: Faist, T., Fauser, M., Kivisto, P. (eds) The Migration-Development Nexus. Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305694_1

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