Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; PART ONE. MILITARY RETIREES AROUND THE WORLD; Chapter One: Development and Size of the Military Retiree Community; Military Population; Historical Bases of Foreign Exposure; Recent Foreign Military Commitments; Military Veterans; Military Reserves; Career Personnel; Military Retiree Population; Employment Versus Full Retirement; Retiree Numbers; Chapter Two: World Distribution of Military Retirees; United States Distribution; Foreign Area Distribution; Middle America Distribution
PART TWO. MEXICO AND PANAMAChapter Three: Mexico; Distribution of Military Retirees; Historical Perspectives; Environmental Incentives; Government Policy on Retiree Residence; Deterrents to Migration; San Miguel de Allende and the Lake Chapala Region; Distribution of the Retirees; Retiree Characteristics; Why the Retirees Migrated; Permanency of the Migration; Impact on the Communities; Chapter Four: Panama; Distribution of Military Retirees; Historical Perspectives; Environmental Incentives; Government Policy on Retiree Residence; Deterrents to Migration; PART THREE. CENTRAL AMERICA
Chapter Five: Locations of Military Retirees and Locational FactorsDistribution; Retirement Location Choice; Geographic Factors; Environmental Conditions; Surface Configuration; Climatic Conditions; Natural Hazards; Accessibility to the United States; Political Factors; Government Policy; Special Retiree Provisions; Tourist and Resident Provisions; Form of Government; Stability of Government; Immigration and Customs Procedures; Socioeconomic Factors; Latin Way of Life and Attitudes; Amenities; Cost of Living; Economic Opportunities; Chapter Six: Military Retiree Characteristics
Demographic CharacteristicsSocioeconomic Characteristics; Personal Interests; Selectivity; Propensity to Migrate; Movement During Military Service; Previous Retirement Migrations; Migration Decision; Positive Reasons for the Migration; Negative Factors Influencing the Migration; Role of the Amenities; Importance of Place Perception; Permanency of the Migration; Evidence of Seasonality; Effects of Kinship and Friendship Ties; Chapter Seven: Significance of the Migration; Migration Channels and Information Flows; Migrant Circulation System; Directional Bias; Information Exchange System
Influence of Information SourcesTransportation Network; External Transportation Systems; Airways; Highways; Seaways; Internal Transportation System; Railways; Waterways; Airways; Highways; Social Networks; External Contacts; Social Activities; Economic Activities; Political Activities; Internal Contacts; Social Activities; Economic Activities; Political Activities; Settlement Patterns; Urban Versus Rural; Primate Cities; Retiree Clustering or Dispersal; Socioeconomic Considerations; In Retrospect; Appendix; References; Index
