Migration transitions revisited: Their continued relevance for the development of migration theory

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-166

  Skeldon, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic change; Migration theory; Mobility; Socio economic change; Transitions

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FERTILITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84855744777     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.667     Document Type: Article

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