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The renewed attention paid to the migration–development nexus by both researchers and policy-makers has predominantly focused on flows from South to North, whereas the consequences of South–South migration are under-researched. Furthermore, studies on the developmental impacts of out-migration on developing countries have tended to focus on monetary aspects and specific types of migrants. Katja Hujo and Nicola Piper address the missing linkages between various migrations, social development and social policy.
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This article is based on the research project entitled ‘Migration and Social Policy in Developing Countries’, which will be carried out by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) in collaboration with the Institute for Futures Studies (IFS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2007–2008. Excellent research assistance from Shea McClanahan is gratefully acknowledged.
For example Russia–Ukraine, Ukraine–Russia, Bangladesh–India, Afghanistan–Iran, Pakistan–India and Burkina Faso–Cote d'Ivoire; see Ratha and Shaw (2007), Tables 3a and 3b.
A notable exception is recent work carried out on regional migration and migrants' utilization of health services in Argentina (Jelin et al., 2005).
In North America, many migrants have permanent resident status and eventually become naturalized citizens.
For a detailed discussion of what this phenomenon means, see Piper (2007).
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Hujo, K., Piper, N. South–South Migration: Challenges for development and social policy. Development 50, 19–25 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1100419
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