With contributions from leading scholars in international development, economics, political science, and sociology, this collection draws attention to migration's developmental impacts on sending and receiving societies. Through current case studies, contributors examine the interplay among migration, development, culture, family reunification, human rights, and government, all with the aim of advancing more effective solutions to international migration issues.

The volume's multidisciplinary perspective combines theoretical discussions with empirical applications, appealing to both academics and policymakers eager to maximize migration's developmental impacts. The collection begins with a discussion detailing when and why migration promotes growth and what kind of indicators beyond GDP should be considered. Challenging a number of misconceptions, such as the assumption that redressing poverty and alleviating underdevelopment in immigrant communities are solely economic pursuits, contributors acknowledge the inherent cultural dimension in the migration–development debate and define the contours of a research program that systematically and comparatively weighs the cultural dynamics of development and migration. They also emphasize the role of human rights in reinforcing positive developmental outcomes, how traditional social roles and its developmental impacts are reshaped by the international migration of women and children, and international migration's developmental impacts within specific geographic regions.

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Introduction, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jeronimo Cortina, and Enrique Ochoa-Reza
Part I. Migration, Development, States, Culture, and Human Rights
1. Development and Migration: Historical Trends and Future Research, by Josh DeWind and Damla Ergun
2. The Impact of Migration on Development: Explicating the Role of the State, by Rodolfo O. de la Garza
3. Bringing Culture Back In: Opportunities and Challenges for the Migration-Development Nexus, by Peggy Levitt and Deepak Lamba-Nieves
4. Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers, by Khalid Koser
Part II. Migration, Development, Children, and Women
5. Family and School Reconfiguration: The Case of Ecuadorian Highland Migration to Spain, by Alexandra Escobar García and Soledad Álvarez Velasco
6. Women, Children, and Migration: Developmental Considerations, by Jeronimo Cortina and Enrique Ochoa-Reza
Part III. Migration and Development: Country Experiences
7. Migration and Development: Lessons from the Moroccan Experience, by Hein de Haas
8. The Southern Crossroads: Human Mobility, Governance, and Development in South Africa, by Loren B. Landau and Aurelia Segatti
9. Migration Between the Asia- Pacific and Australia: A Development Perspective, by Graeme Hugo
10. Asian Migration to the United States: Development Implications for Asia, by Philip Martin
11. Indian Migrants to the Gulf: The Kerala Experience, by S. Irudaya Rajan and K. C. Zachariah
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