Bücher der Reihe International Studies in Demography

There are strongly pronounced differentials between survival chances for different social classes in less developed countries. This book gives insight into the variety of factors - biological, social, economic and cultural - associated with these inequalities in mortality rates.

By applying systematic theoretical frameworks to empirical data, this book provides an overview of not only where migration occurs, and how it works, but also details the major factors that influence international population movement. It offers an empirically-grounded theoretical synthesis to serve as a guide for researchers and policy-makers.