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Emigration And Economic Development

The Case Of The Yemen Arab Republic
By:Jon C. Swanson
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367021719
eText ISBN:9780429728044
Edition:1
Copyright:1979
Format:Reflowable

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Although social scientists tend to agree that emigration improves the standard of living of migrants and their families, research suggests that more generally it has a neutral or even negative effect on economic development in the home country. The Yemen Arab Republic is a case in point: while living standards there have improved with emigration, t