1st Edition

Internal Migration In Sri Lanka And Its Social Consequences

By Robert N. Kearney Copyright 1987
    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book probes features of internal migration in Sri Lanka and some of the social and political consequences of these population shifts. It examines the aspects of societal upheavals related to internal migration: unbalanced sex ratios, rising rates of suicide, and increased ethnic conflict. .

    Preface -- Patterns of Internal Migration in Sri Lanka -- Unbalanced Sex Ratios -- Rising Suicide Rates -- Ethnic Confrontation -- Future Research and Policy Implications

    Biography

    Kearney, Robert N.