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1 online resource (490 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction: The Policy Challenge; The Unexplored Connection; The Caribbean and Its People: Defining a Moveable Object; Errant Assumptions, Faulty Policies; Review of the Literature: Other Regions; Review of the Literature: Migration and Development in the Caribbean; The Policy Issues; PART I: THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON MIGRATION; 2 Impact of Alternative Development Strategies on Migration: A Comparative Analysis; Determinants of Emigration; Emigration Trends; Population and Labor Force Growth |
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Economic and Political SystemsEmployment Generation and Development Strategies; Development Strategies and Emigration; 3 Political Implications of Migration in a Socio-Cultural Area; Introduction: A Socio-Cultural Area; The Jamaican Case; The Grenadian Case; Conclusion; PART II: THE IMPACT OF EMIGRATION ON DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDIET; 4 Migration and Development in the Eastern Caribbean; Development Planning in the Caribbean: Four Stages; Development Strategies for the Eastern Caribbean: The Case of St. Vincent; Impact of Migration on the Eastern Caribbean; Migration and Development |
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5 Migration and Development in JamaicaMigration and Resource Flows; Manpower Flows and Mobility; A Manpower Balance Sheet; The Manpower Planning Dilemma; Conclusion; 6 Migration and Development in Hispaniola; Introduction; External Haitian Migration; Internal HaitianMigration; Migration and Development in the Dominican Republic; A Development-Migration Strategy for Haiti; PART III: THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MIGRATION ON DEVELOPMENT; 7 Return Migration and Its Implications for Caribbean Development; Historical Background; The Return Orientation; Characteristics of the Return Flows |
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The Developmental Impact of the ReturnConclusion; 8 The Impact of US. Temporary Worker Programs on Caribbean Development: Evidence from H-2 Workers in Florida Sugar; Introduction; Existing Evidence; The Case of Seasonal Employment in the Florida Sugar Industry; Summary; Policy Implications; 9 Illegal Caribbean Migration to the United States and Caribbean Development; Introduction; Caribbean Immigration to the United States; Caribbean Migration and Development; Illegal Caribbean Migrants in New York: A Profile; Conclusion; 10 The Impact of Imigration on Caribbean Development |
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Historical OverviewThe Levantines; The Chinese; Contributions of Immigrants; Immigration Policies; Conclusion; Part IV: MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT: CARIBBEAN POLICIES; 11 Factors in the Development of a Migration Policy for the Caribbean; Four Phases of Caribbean Migration; Economic Theories of Migration: Open System Versus Dependence; Costs and Benefits of Migration; Migration Principles and Policies: Recommendations; 12 Migration, Manpower, and Underdevelopment of the Commonwealth Caribbean; Labor Under the Colonial System; Decolonization and Labor Utilization; Post-Lewis Experiments |
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Conclusions and Recommendations |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration
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Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
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United States -- Emigration and immigration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140040
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| Subject |
Caribbean Area
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429691607 |
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0429691602 |
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