International migration and the downturn: assessing the impacts of the global financial downturn on migration, poverty and human well-being

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Wright, K. and Black, Richard 2011. International migration and the downturn: assessing the impacts of the global financial downturn on migration, poverty and human well-being. Journal of International Development. 23 (4), pp. 555-564. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1792
AuthorsWright, K. and Black, Richard
Abstract

This paper provides a conceptual overview of the impacts of the 2008 global financial downturn in the context of international migration and presents some initial evidence from the wider development literature. A human well‐being approach is proposed as a lens for analysing the impacts of the crisis on poverty and migration outcomes. This approach offers greater holism in analysis by considering the interaction between material and psychosocial dimensions. This analysis suggests that existing policy framed within ‘immigration’ discourses is insufficient to manage the complexities of a postcrisis world and argues for greater adoption of developmental approaches in shaping migration policy.

JournalJournal of International Development
Journal citation23 (4), pp. 555-564
ISSN0954-1748
Year2011
PublisherWiley for Development Studies Association
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1792
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1792
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Online28 Apr 2011
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Deposited17 Oct 2018
Copyright information© 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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