The Importance of Migration to Small Fragile Economies

Manjula Luthria ()
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No HDRP-2009-55, Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present) from Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Abstract: Most small fragile states have their own unique circumstances that predispose them to social conflict or frequent economic disruptions. These disruptions end up imposing a large cost on regional neighbours and on the international community more broadly. Therefore the development community is in search of ways to reduce the risk of conflict but this search has proved elusive thus far. This paper explores the potential for migration to serve as a safety valve as well as a medium term strategy for employment creation in conflict-prone states. It draws together the analytical and empirical arguments needed to make the case for enhancing the labour mobility options for these vulnerable populations.

Keywords: Fragile states; export diversification; small states; migration; remittances (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F2 F22 F24 O1 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2009-10, Revised 2009-10
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Published as background research for the 2009 Human Development Report.

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