Klappentext

First published in 1982, State Policies and Migration is a study on migration-related government action. This book consists of analyses of various rural reforms and industrial strategies in eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. The emphasis of the studies has been determined by the particular context of the country or region concerned, but in general the studies fall into three categories. The first four chapters are primarily concerned with land reforms, however partial. The next two chapters focus on general industrialisation strategies, considering their impact on urbanisation and the attempts made to achieve population redistribution within the context of the longstanding process of industrialisation. Finally, the third section consists of two very different cases of attempts to alter population distribution in the context of transforming the socio-economic structure. This book will be of interest to students of economics, agriculture, history, public policy and migration studies.

Inhalt

List of tables List of charts, figures and maps Preface 1. State policies and labour migration **2. Agrarian change and migration in Chile **3. Casual work, seasonal migration and agrarian reform in Peru **4. Agrarian change and labour migration in the Sierra of Ecuador **5. Colonisation in Rondonia: continuities and perspectives **6. Industrialisation and migration in Mexico **7. Industrialisation and urbanisation in Colombia 8. Contrived stagnation, migration and the state in Guyana **9. Agrarian structure and migration and the state of Cuba Author index Subject index