Human development report 2009 : overcoming barriers : human mobility and development.
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EWU Library Reference Section | Non-fiction | 362.505 HUM 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C-1 | Not For Loan | 22659 |
Published for the United Nations Development Programme.
Includes bibliographical references and statistical annex.
TOC How and why people move --
Barriers to movement --
The case for mobility --
Our proposal --
The way forward --
Freedom and movement : how mobility can foster human development --
Mobility matters --
Choice and context : understanding why people move --
Development, freedom and human mobility --
What we bring to the table --
People in motion : who moves where, when and why --
Human movement today --
Looking back --
Policies and movement --
Looking ahead : the crisis and beyond --
How movers fare --
Incomes and livelihoods --
Health --
Education --
Empowerment, civic rights and participation --
Understanding outcomes from negative drivers --
Overall impacts --
Impacts at origin and destination --
Impacts at places of origin --
Destination place effects --
Policies to enhance human development outcomes --
The core package --
The political feasibility of reform --
conclusions.
Summary:
Migration, both behind and beyond borders, has become a prominent issue in domestic and international debates. This report explores how the movement of people can expand human capabilities and entitlements. It also looks at how to address the underlying inequalities and distortions which limit the potential gains.
Economics
Tahur Ahmed
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