1.2: Forest-Related Development and Land Use Policy Seminar Topic: Migrations and effects on Rural Development - A Case of Ghana Supervisor: Prof. Jurgen Pretzch Submitted by: By Ataa- Asantewaa Martha (Student of M.Sc. Tropical Forestry and Management) Submitted to the Institute for International Forestry and Forest Products‚ Faculty of Forest-Geo-and-Hydro Sciences‚ TU Dresden 2012 Abstract Migration continues to dominate discussion on both social and political platforms
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Even before the Parsley Massacre migration of Haitian laborers came to work in the Dominican Republic’s thriving sugar industry. As the decades passed and modernization shifted the Dominican Economy from agriculture to service more Haitian workers remained working in less regulated jobs with fewer legal protections. For Haitian women this means finding work in Dominican households‚ and for Haitian men at Dominican construction sites. This often lead to the move of an entire family (Castles‚ 2003)
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Jenna Meadows 8 September 2016 Project Report #1: 1630- The Great Migration 1. Summary description: The political and religious havoc in England in the 1620s led to the Great Migration. Governor John Winthrop led as many as 900 or 1000 Puritans over to Massachusetts Bay to practice Christianity in 1630. On the 17th of September‚ the city of Boston was founded. The existing New England Company was then changed to the Massachusetts Bay Company. However‚ right after moving to America‚ nearly 200 died
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A. Migration Policy Overview It is pretty sure that Australia has a rich migration history (Migration Heritage Centre‚ 2012). In 1788‚ when European settlement began‚ Australian aboriginal population was about 40 thousand. Today‚ over 24 million people live in Australia. Attitudes to migration‚ however‚ have changed considerably. The first immigration law enacted by the federal government was the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901. This act‚ a symbol of infamous ’White Australia’‚ was designed to
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In the essay‚ Immigration and MIgration‚ author Hasia Diner discusses the effect of immigrants on the United States during the late nineteenth century‚ especially with regard to their effect on industrialism. The late 1800s was a time of immense industrialization and the outbreak of monopolies controlled by robber barons like Andrew Carnegie‚ JP Morgan‚ and John D. Rockefeller. Diner argues that although these individuals controlled the industry‚ immigrants played an immense role in industrialization
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Over the years migration has had a big impact on society. Europeans have left their homes to live in the United States from the seventeenth century up until this century. They left because of religious and political oppression‚ because of lack of economic opportunity‚ and because they wanted to better their families lives. The journey was dangerous because of disease that could kill them and the storms among the oceans. When they arrived in the United States they struggled with the language spoken
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of high levels of migration. Migration • Migration is the movement of a population from one country‚ region or place to another for the purpose of establishing a new residence. • The movement is typically over long distances and from one country to another‚ but internal migration is also possible. • Nomadic movements are normally not regarded as migration as there is no intention to settle in the new place because the movement is generally seasonal. High levels of migration can be found in
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Phillips Mrs. Ring AP World 3/1/15 CCOT Migrations: 1700-1900 Many things changed and also remained constant during the time period between 1700-1900. These changes were the long-distance migration patterns‚ diversity of the new immigrants‚ and indentured servitude becoming the main way work was conducted. Although there was a lot of change‚ there were however things that stayed consistent such as who migrated and their motivation for migrating. Such migrations occurred from eastern regions like Europe
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In poorer countries‚ many people from the countryside move to the cities. This is called rural-urban migration. There are so many reasons for this popular action. But it happens mainly because of better education and better standard of living. As it plays an important role in the growth and development of countries‚ rural-urban migration certainly has its positive effects. Firstly‚ more and more kids from rural areas will obtain better education. Education is necessary for the development of society
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Migration and Development Brief Migration and Remittances Unit World Bank 13 November 8‚ 2010 Outlook for Remittance Flows 2011-12 Recovery after the crisis‚ but risks lie ahead By Sanket Mohapatra‚ Dilip Ratha and Ani Silwal1 Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are estimated to increase by 6 percent to $325 billion in 2010. This marks a healthy recovery from a 5.5 percent decline registered in 2009. Remittance flows are expected to increase by 6.2 percent in
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