Comparing internal migration across the countries of Latin America: A multidimensional approach.

Bernard, A, Rowe, F ORCID: 0000-0003-4137-0246, Bell, M, Ueffing, P and Charles-Edwards, E (2017) Comparing internal migration across the countries of Latin America: A multidimensional approach. PLoS One, 12 (3). e0173895-.

Access the full-text of this item by clicking on the Open Access link.

	Text journal.pone.0173895.pdf - Published version Download (2MB)
	Text Comparing internal migration across the countries of Latin America: A multidimensional approach.pdf - Published version Download (2MB)

Abstract

While considerable progress has been made in understanding the way particular aspects of internal migration, such as its intensity, age profile and spatial impact, vary between countries around the world, little attention to date has been given to establishing how these dimensions of migration interact in different national settings. We use recently developed measures of internal migration that are scale-independent to compare the overall intensity, age composition, spatial impact, and distance profile of internal migration in 19 Latin American countries. Comparisons reveal substantial cross-national variation but cluster analysis suggests the different dimensions of migration evolve systematically to form a broad sequence characterised by low intensities, young ages at migration, unbalanced flows and high friction of distance at lower levels of development, trending to high intensities, an older age profile of migration, more closely balanced flows and lower friction of distance at later stages of development. However, the transition is not linear and local contingencies, such as international migration and political control, often distort the migration-development nexus, leading to unique migration patterns in individual national contexts.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Age Factors, Population Dynamics, Emigration and Immigration, Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Adult, Transients and Migrants, Latin America, Young Adult
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2018 14:42
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:42
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0173895
Open Access URL:	http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.137...
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3017228

Available Versions of this Item

• Comparing internal migration across the countries of Latin America: A multidimensional approach. (deposited 18 Apr 2017 10:06)
  • Comparing internal migration across the countries of Latin America: A multidimensional approach. (deposited 31 Jan 2018 14:42) [Currently Displayed]