Processes of Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean (1950-2008)

Jorge Durand ()
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Jorge Durand: University of Guadalajara and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE)

No HDRP-2009-24, Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present) from Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Abstract: The main characteristic of the Latin American migration on the 20th century was the change of flow. Until the 1950s, Latin America received migrants from Europe and the Middle East. As a result of economic change, political instability, and economic crisis, Latin America started exporting migrant workers. Now, Latin American migrants mainly go to the U.S., and in less extend to Europe (i.e. Spain, Italy, and Portugal), and in some cases to Japan as it is the case of Peru and Brazil. Several migrant patterns follow this process, which is characteristic to the massive emigration at the dawn of the 21st century.

Keywords: Latin America; immigration; emigration; United States; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 O1 O15 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2009-07, Revised 2009-07
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dev, nep-his and nep-mig
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Published as background research for the 2009 Human Development Report.

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