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Page 21
... move to places where they hope to be better off . But this leaves a lot of questions unanswered . Why do the very poorest not migrate ? Why do different nationalities head for different countries : North Africans to France ; Chinese to ...
... move to places where they hope to be better off . But this leaves a lot of questions unanswered . Why do the very poorest not migrate ? Why do different nationalities head for different countries : North Africans to France ; Chinese to ...
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... move from poor to rich countries . But this static picture does not predict who will move , or where . So another structural perspective emphasizes the fundamental links between particular rich and poor countries which enable and ...
... move from poor to rich countries . But this static picture does not predict who will move , or where . So another structural perspective emphasizes the fundamental links between particular rich and poor countries which enable and ...
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... move- ment is seasonal , with people moving from the interior to the coastal coun- tries to work on the cocoa or palm - oil plantations or on construction sites . Workers are more likely , therefore , to be young and male , and less ...
... move- ment is seasonal , with people moving from the interior to the coastal coun- tries to work on the cocoa or palm - oil plantations or on construction sites . Workers are more likely , therefore , to be young and male , and less ...
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20 per cent abroad Africa America Arab areas Argentina arrivals Asia Asian asylum Australia average Bangladesh Belgium border British Canada Caribbean Census Chinese citizens coun cultural developing countries domestic workers earn economic emigration employers employment estimated ethnic Europe European countries example Federal Republic Figure flows foreign born France Government groups higher Hong Kong illegal immigrants immi immigrant workers increase Indian industrialized countries international migration investment Italy Japan Japanese jus sanguinis jus soli Korean labour force language large numbers largest numbers levels major Malaysia Mexican Mexico Middle East million Muslim native neighbouring Netherlands overseas particularly Philippines plantations population proportion receiving countries recent recruitment refugees relatively remittances Republic of Germany Republic of Korea sending countries shortages skilled SOPEMI/OECD Source South Africa Soviet Union Spain Stanton Russell Taiwan Taiwan China tend Thailand tion unemployed United Kingdom unskilled visas wages women