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VOL. 3, ISSUE 1 (2021)
Changing contours of international migration: The South-South migration
Authors
Ashwani Sharma
Abstract
The increasing salience accorded to international migration in global politics stems from the increasing volume of international migrants across the world, and its implications for the country receiving the migrants. Until the beginning of the new millennium, the dominant trend in international migration was South-North migration. However, this trend has been overtaken by South-South migration. More of international migration takes place between developing countries than from developing countries to developed countries. The underlying factors for this change in trend are economic, such as ‘wage zones’ or ‘wage differentials’, and political factors, such as wars, civil strife and repressive regimes. The remittance receipts in the home country of migrants have the potential of contributing to the economic and social development. To elaborate on the pattern of South-South migration, the trend of flow of migrants into India is also analyzed. The analysis suggests that most of the South-South migration takes place from neighboring countries. And in the context of increasing trend in South-South migration, regional and bilateral agreements across the three continents of the South have to be evolved to facilitate the process of movement of people across borders.
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Pages:60-63
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Ashwani Sharma "Changing contours of international migration: The South-South migration ". International Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 60-63
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