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Internal migrations and underdevelopment. A discussion

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  • Assuéro Ferreira

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Internal migration is a phenomenon with serious social consequences, particularlyin developing countries. Between the demographic issues of low population in someareas to overpopulation in others to the emergency of low-quality employment, it becomesrelevant to understand how it fits inside the research of economic development and try tograsp its causes as well. This paper aims to perform a critical review of the current theoriesaround internal migration. JEL Classification: B29; J61; J10.

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  • Assuéro Ferreira, 1986. "Internal migrations and underdevelopment. A discussion," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 6(1), pages 101-129.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:6:y:1986:i:1:p:101-129:id:1783
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    Keywords

    Migrations; underdevelopment; history of economic thought;
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    JEL classification:

    • B29 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Other
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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