| International Migration and Rural Areas: Cross-National Comparative Perspectives Contributor(s): Simard, Myriam (Author), Jentsch, Birgit (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754674843 ISBN-13: 9780754674849 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Sociology - Rural - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 307.26 |
| LCCN: 2009016683 |
| Series: Studies in Migration and Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.07 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While immigrants are still predominantly choosing urban areas to locate to, there is now increasing evidence of immigration to rural areas which poses its own challenges for those relocating, from the scarcity of high quality jobs to the provision of public and private services. Addressing the shortcomings in current research, this book employs an innovative approach by exploring this relationship from a cross-national, comparative, global perspective. It draws lessons from case studies across a range of geographical and political contexts, including Canada, the USA, Ireland, Scotland, Greece and Russia. Bringing together migration experts from a range of academic disciplines, International Migration and Rural Areas contributes to conceptual developments and also identifies policy concerns which can be pursued at national, sub-national and supra-national levels. As such, it will appeal to policy makers, as well as scholars across a range of disciplines, including geography, politics, demography, social policy, sociology and anthropology. |
