Structural Influences on Outmigrant Selectivity: A Panel Study of Three Rural Colombian Communities.

Wimberley, Dale W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ402968

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Publication Date: 1989

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Structural Influences on Outmigrant Selectivity: A Panel Study of Three Rural Colombian Communities.

Wimberley, Dale W.; And Others

Rural Sociology, v54 n3 p339-64 Fall 1989

Examines effects of agricultural and socioeconomic attributes of rural households on household members' outmigration. Uses data from 180 households surveyed in 1963 and 1971 in 3 diverse Colombian "counties." Suggests that different patterns of community structure and structural change produce different patterns of migrant selectivity. Contains 37 references. (Author/SV)

Descriptors: Community Change, Community Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Migration, Relocation, Rural Areas, Rural Population, Rural Sociology, Social Science Research, Socioeconomic Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colombia

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