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I. |
Migration during 1820-1920, the First
Global Century |
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Introduction
The economic context of mass migration in
the nineteenth century
Industrialization and the
demand for raw materials
The transport revolution and the
convergence of prices
Greater Atlantic migration during the first
global century
The migration boom
Economic aspects of
transatlantic migration
Policy and the demise of
the North-North mass migration
South-South migration in the periphery
Government and private
assisted migration in the periphery
Wage gaps and costs of
moving in the nineteenth century periphery
The end of assisted
migration in the periphery
Conclusions |
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II. |
International migration trends |
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Global trends since 1960
Distribution of international migrants at
the country level
An analysis of net migration
The traditional countries of immigration
International migration in Europe
Bases for admission and characteristics of
migrants in developed countries
Labour migration in Asia
International migration in Africa
International migration in Latin America
and the Caribbean
International migration in the future
Conclusions |
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III. |
International migration policies |
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Historical trends in immigration policies
Countries of permanent
migration
Labour recruitment states
Current trends in immigration policies
Overall immigration levels
Skilled worker migration
Low-skilled migration
Family reunification
Integration of
non-nationals
Undocumented migration
Regional and subregional
harmonization
Migration and trade
Changing approaches to migration since
September 2001
Emigration Policies
Conclusions |
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IV. |
Economic impacts of international
migration |
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Impacts on Home Countries
Emigration
Remittances
Impacts on host countries
Impact on the labour
market
Fiscal effects of
immigration
Conclusions |
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V. |
Temporary migration and its relation to
trade in services |
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Trends in temporary migration
International regime for the temporary
movement of natural persons in the
services sector or the temporary movement of service suppliers
Mode 4 under the General
Agreement on Trade in Services
Current utilization of the
channel provided by Mode 4
Enhancing temporary
movement under Mode 4
Outsourcing: an alternative way of taking
advantage of wage differentials
Conclusions
Annex: Status of negotiations in the World
Trade Organization on Mode 4 of the
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
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VI. |
Social dimensions of international
mobility |
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Social networks of migration
Kin and kith networks
Hometown associations
Integration of migrants in host societies
Education and language
skills
Jobs and sufficient income
Legal status and
participation in civil and political life
Access to social
protection and health care
Family reunification
Effects on the social fabric of societies
and public perceptions
Effects on home countries
Effects on host countries
Public perceptions
Conclusions |
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VII. |
Levels and trends in international
displacement |
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Historical background
Trends in refugee flows over the past
decade
Refugee population
Durable solutions
Refugee outflows
Conclusions
Asylum trends in industrialized countries
Asylum flows by country of
asylum
Origin of asylum-seekers
Admission of refugees
International cooperation
Recent developments
Improving data collection |
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VIII. |
International cooperation for migration
management |
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Bilateral approach
Regional approach
European Union
Regional initiatives in
the context of economic integration
Regional intergovernmental
organizations
Regional consultative
processes
International approach
Role of the United Nations
system
Role of intergovernmental
organizations outside the United Nations system
Conclusions |
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| Annex: Current status of the collection of
international migration statistics |
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| Bibliography |
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Boxes |
| III.1 |
United States of America: post-9/11 and immigration |
| III.2 |
Filipinos abroad |
| IV.1 |
Migrant self-selectivity |
| IV.2 |
Types of remittances and channels of
transmission |
| IV.3 |
Skills and educational attainments of
immigrants in developed countries |
| IV.4 |
Self-employed foreign workers |
| V.1 |
Economic needs tests (ENTs) |
| VII.1 |
Populations of concern to the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
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Figures |
| I.1 |
Terms of trade, United Kingdom, 1820-1872 |
| I.2 |
Terms of trade, Latin America, 1820-1938 |
| I.3 |
New and old sources of immigration to the United States of
America |
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Immigration to chief New World destinations, 1881-1938 |
| II.1 |
International migrants as a proportion of total
population, by region, 1970 |
| II.2 |
International migrants as a proportion of total
population, by region, 2000 |
| II.3 |
Permanent and long-term migration, New Zealand, 1950-2003 |
| III.1 |
Government policies on immigration, 1976, 1986, 1996 and
2003 |
| III.2 |
Government policies on immigration by size of countries'
immigrant stock, 2003 |
| III.3 |
Long-term immigration flows into selected OECD countries
by main categories, 2001 |
| IV.1 |
Selected financial flows to developing countries,
1980-2003 |
| IV.2 |
Twenty largest developing-country recipients of
remittances, 2002 |
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Twenty developing countries with largest ratios of
remittances to GDP, 2002 |
| IV.4 |
Flows of remittances by major source regions, 1980-2002 |
| VI.1 |
Proportion of temporary jobs occupied by nationals and by
foreigners, selected host countries, March-April 2003 |
| VII.1 |
Refugee population by region of asylum, 1953-2003 |
| VII.2 |
Refugee population under the mandate of UNHCR, by main
asylum region, 1994-2003 |
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Migration balance of refugees under the mandate of UNHCR,
1994-2003 |
| VII.4 |
Outflows of refugees under the mandate of UNHCR, 1994-2003 |
| VII.5 |
Net flows of refugees under the mandate of UNHCR, by
region, 1994-2003 |
| VII.6 |
Asylum applications lodged in 38 industrialized countries,
1994-2003 |
| VII.7 |
Proportion of asylum claims lodged in 38 countries by
region of origin, 1994-2003 |
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Tables |
| I.1 |
Cumulative impact of mass migration, 1870-1910 |
| II.1 |
Indicators of the stock of international migrants by major
area, 1960-2000 |
| II.2 |
Females in the stock of international migrants by major
area, 1960 and 2000 |
| II.3 |
Leading host countries for international migrants, 1960
and 2000 |
| II.4 |
Contribution of net international migration to population
change, by major region, 1960-1965 and 1995-2000 |
| II.5 |
Countries or areas with 5 million inhabitants or more in
2000, by net migration status, 1950-2000 |
| II.6 |
Admissions of immigrants to Australia, Canada, New Zealand
and the United States, and their distribution by region of birth, 1960-2002 |
| II.7 |
International migrants and refugees by major area,
1970-2000 |
| II.8 |
Foreigners in selected European countries, 1980-2001 |
| II.9 |
Foreigners of the major nationalities of origin, residing
in the main countries of destination in Europe, by country of citizenship, 1980-2001 |
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Main nationalities of origin of immigrants by country of
destination, 2000 |
| II.11 |
Immigrants and long-term migrant admissions by category,
selected developed countries, 1991 and 2001 |
| II.12 |
Skilled immigrants in selected countries, 1991, 1999 and
2001 |
| II.13 |
Temporary workers admitted under the skills-based
categories, selected countries, 1992-2000 |
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Foreign participation in the labour force in selected
European countries, 1990 and 2001 |
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Labour-force participation by nationality and sex,
selected developed countries, average for 2000-2001 |
| II.16 |
International migrants in the members of the Gulf
Cooperation Council, 1970-2000 |
| II.17 |
International migrants in the major receiving countries of
Latin America and the Caribbean, 1960-2000 |
| II.18 |
Projected population with and without international
migration by region, by major area, 2000 and 2050 |
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Projected population to 2050 and dependency ratios with
and without migration for selected countries or areas |
| II.20 |
Projections of net immigration for selected countries or
regions, 2000-2050 |
| III.1 |
Government views on the level of immigration, by country’s
level of development and major areas, 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2003 |
| III.2 |
Government policies on immigration, by country’s level
of development and major areas, 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2003 |
| III.3 |
Regularization programmes for undocumented migrants |
| III.4 |
Government views on the level of emigration, by country’s
level of development and major areas, 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2003 |
| III.5 |
Government policies on emigration, by country’s level of
development and major areas, 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2003 |
| IV.1 |
“Balance sheet” of economic effects of migration on
countries of origin |
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Countries or areas experiencing brain drain according to
different reports |
| IV.3 |
Inflows of remittances by region, 1980-2002 |
| IV.4 |
Distribution of foreign-born and native-born employees by
major occupation in the United States, 2000 |
| IV.5 |
Foreign-born labour force in selected OECD countries, 2000 |
| V.1 |
Entry of temporary workers into selected developed
countries, 1992-2001 |
| V.2 |
Flows of temporary migrants from selected countries in
Eastern and Southern Asia to Western Asia, 1980-1999 |
| V.3 |
Types of natural persons supplying services (horizontal
commitments), 2003 |
| VI.1 |
Employment of foreign workers by sector, 2001-2002 average |
| VI.2 |
Unemployment rates of nationals and foreigners by sex, in
selected OECD countries, 2000-2001 average |
| VII.1 |
Age distribution of refugees and other persons of concern
to UNHCR, by region, 2003 |
| VII.2 |
Voluntary repatriation of refugees by region of origin,
1994-2003 |
| VII.3 |
Top 20 asylum-seeker receiving countries in Europe,
1994-2003 |
| VIII.1 |
Number of Governments participating in regional
consultative processes on international migration |
| VIII.2 |
Major United Nations legal instruments that make reference
to international migration |
| VIII.3 |
Legal instruments relevant to international migration |