Project report (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-39). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1941. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [354]-381).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1956. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [372]-377).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1941. / Typescript. Vita. Title from title screen (viewed May 9, 2006). Includes bibliographical references (leaves [354]-381). Online version of the print original.

The dynamics and changes in the pattern of the interstate migration system in India during the post-Independence period are explored. Three major perspectives, namely (i) the demographic effectiveness of net migration in changing the regional and ethnic balance of population distribution, (ii) the principal components or regional subsystems of in- and out-migration based on similarities in the origin and destination areas of migrants, and (iii) the shift-share components of the change in net migration are adopted to provide insight into the changing structure of interstate population movements in India. The major findings are compared with those of other similar studies done in the context of developed countries. The post-Independence development policies have had a significant impact in diffusing the highly polarized pre-Independence pattern of interstate migration in India.

This research encompasses the fields of social protection and migration through an empirical study of the Mexican conditional cash-transfer (CCT) programme, Oportunidades, in two indigenous locations. The thesis looks at the way(s) in which Oportunidades and migration, both international and domestic, influence each other. It focuses on the decision to migrate of individuals – in particular of former and current beneficiaries of the programme – and offers a methodological approach that is different to previous studies on this topic. The thesis employs both qualitative and ethnographic data on the mutual effects of CCTs and migration through multi-sited research covering the high region of the Mixes in Oaxaca, Oaxaca City and Mexico City, and in California, USA. The results show that: - the outcome of the influence of Oportunidades on the decision to migrate is very dependent on contextual variables, mainly the migration situation in each village, the social and cultural norms around the purpose and meaning of migration, and the circumstances of beneficiaries' households. The outcome of Oportunidades was mediated by what the individual household and community considered as the means to achieve social mobility, which differed across the two main localities of study; - the allocation of remittances, both international and internal, had an influence not only on the households but also on the norms and values of the society more broadly, through the annual cargos or local-council elections and the aspirations of beneficiaries; and finally that - the transition from more years of education to skilled jobs, as expected by Oportunidades, is not straightforward. This thesis explores how these transitions take place in reality and the different meanings and paths to social mobility they have for beneficiaries.

This study examines the determinants of location choices of Asian immigrants in the US in 1990 and evaluates the effect of education and other quality of life variables as well as the traditional economic variables. The study builds upon similar works by Gallaway, Vedder and Shukla (1974) and Dunlevy and Gemery (1977) on the distribution of immigrant population in the 1900's. The findings show that the number of Asians in an area has significant positive effects on immigrant residence. This study also reveals a negative relation between unemployment levels and the number of immigrants locating to an area. The results provide support for a lagged adjustment process in affecting locational choice. However, there appears to be no significant relation between education spending and immigrant location to an area. / Graduation date: 1997

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2007. / Principal faculty advisor: April Veness, Dept. of Geography. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Canterbury, 2008. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 323-367). Also available via the World Wide Web.