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ID083725
Title ProperMigration past and present
Other Title Informationchanging patterns in Kyrgyzstan
LanguageENG
AuthorSchmidt, Matthias ;  Sagynbekova, Lira
Publication2008.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Internal and international labour migration is a main livelihood strategy for many people in rural areas of Kyrgyzstan. It is estimated that approximately one-third of the employable population of Kyrgyzstan is working abroad. However, current labour migration phenomena are not exceptional since Central Asia's history has always been characterized by the movement of people, including external and internal, forced and voluntary, legal and illegal, permanent and temporary, ethnically or economically motivated migration. This article gives an overview of the historical and present migration processes with a special focus on three village communities in rural Kyrgyzstan. It deals with the opportunities and difficulties with which labour migrants and their non-migrating family members are confronted today. The results are based on extensive field work in Kyrgyzstan
`In' analytical NoteCentral Asian Survey Vol. 27, No.2; Jun 2008: p111-127
Journal SourceCentral Asian Survey Vol. 27, No.2; Jun 2008: p111-127
Key WordsMigration History ;  Labour Migration ;  Kyrgyzstan


 
 
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