The changing world and migration
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2006
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en
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The increasing flow of people across national borders is among the most reliable
indicators of the intensity of globalization. The integration of economies
and societies into global processes leads to inevitable regional disparities all
over the world. These regional disparities describe a certain range of push
and pull factors which influence migration flows. Whereas in traditional societies,
most people used to spend their lives in their village of origin, migration
has become an important process for people, who wish to improve their life
standard. Reasons for international migration could be, for instance, “economic
development and its disparities, better education possibilities, the
population intensity of a country, the ease of travel today, armed and political
conflicts, environmental decline and human rights violations.“ (World Migration
Report 2003, 4) The most obvious reasons for migration are still economic
disparities regarding income and differences in employment possibilities
between the urban and rural areas, between one region and the other
and between countries. Due to economic globalization and changing political
strategies of national politicians in order to protect or develop the national
economy, former host societies have become sending countries and former
sending countries have become destination countries for migrants.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen