International Migration in the Dominican Republic

Implications for Development Planning

Bibliographic Data

ID11385371
AuthorsThomas K Morrison (U.S. Agency for International Development, corresponding author), Richard N Sinkin, Richard Sinkin (University of Texas)
Year1982
Volume16
Issue4
Pages819-836
Publication date1982-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/019791838201600405
PMID12265312
OpenAlexW2076465500
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited1

The Dominican Republic represents a microcosm of all the major migration patterns: substantial emigration and immigration, sizeable return migration, and persistent internal rural-urban migration. The impacts of these various types of migration are related and have a significant influence on the development process. This study analyzes the causes of these migrations as well as the costs and benefits in terms of the individual migrants and the country as a whole. Finally, it investigates the implications of migration for development planning in the Dominican Republic. A major conclusion of the study is that the migration issue is not an area distinct from the various development focuses, but rather cuts across and is related to many of the program areas in which the government is involved

Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Geography · Government (linguistics · Human migration · Immigration · Internal migration · Political science · Population · Sociology · Urbanization · Demography · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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