1st Edition

State Policies and Migration Studiesin Latin America and the Caribbean

423 Pages

by Routledge

423 Pages

by Routledge

423 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1982, State Policies and Migration is a study on migration-related government action. This book consists of analyses of various rural reforms and industrial strategies in eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. The emphasis of the studies has been determined by the particular context of the country or region concerned, but in general the studies fall into three... Read more

List of tables List of charts, figures and maps Preface 1. State policies and labour migration Peter Peek and Guy Standing 2. Agrarian change and migration in Chile Cristobal Kay 3. Casual work, seasonal migration and agrarian reform in Peru Jose Matos Mar and Jose Manuel Mejfa 4. Agrarian change and labour migration in the Sierra of Ecuador Peter Peek 5. Colonisation in Rondonia: continuities and perspectives George Martine 6. Industrialisation and migration in Mexico Claudio Stern 7. Industrialisation and urbanisation in Colombia Alan Simmons and Carol Vlassoff 8. Contrived stagnation, migration and the state in Guyana Guy Standing 9. Agrarian structure and migration and the state of Cuba David Lehmann Author index Subject index