Mobility and Human Development

Hein de Haas, Oliver Bakewell, Stephen Castles, Simona Vezzoli, Gunvor Jónsson

This paper argues that mobility and migration have always been an intrinsic part of human development. Migration can be considered as a fundamental capabilities-enhancing freedom itself. However, any meaningful understanding of migration needs to simultaneously analyse agency and structure.

Type

Working paper

Publisher

International Migration Institute

Publication Date

04/2009

Volume

14

Total pages

62

Keywords

migration, development

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