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LINKS BETWEEN SENDING AND RECEIVING COUNTRIES The economic and
demographic disparities between developed and developing countries certainly
suggest that it would be logical for labour to move from poor to rich countries .
LINKS BETWEEN SENDING AND RECEIVING COUNTRIES The economic and
demographic disparities between developed and developing countries certainly
suggest that it would be logical for labour to move from poor to rich countries .
Page 156
The young in Spain and Greece , for whatever reason , seem to consider that life
in their own country is likely to improve in the years ... This costs developing
countries at least $ 40 billion per year in forgone exports of goods and services .
The young in Spain and Greece , for whatever reason , seem to consider that life
in their own country is likely to improve in the years ... This costs developing
countries at least $ 40 billion per year in forgone exports of goods and services .
Page 159
It may seem surprising that this has not happened already , not just in Mexico ,
but in many other developing countries . Indeed , in the late 1970s the world did
seem to be moving towards just such a “ new international division of labour ” .
It may seem surprising that this has not happened already , not just in Mexico ,
but in many other developing countries . Indeed , in the late 1970s the world did
seem to be moving towards just such a “ new international division of labour ” .
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| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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