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United Nations (2012): toolkit on international migration
Practical guide to concepts, indicators, sources and methodology for international migration. Its objective is to facilitate and improve the understanding, production and dissemination of statistics and concepts on this subject. +

Toolkit on international migration, developed under the Development Account Project on ”Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impact”, provides an overview of basic definitions, concepts and data sources of international migration, followed by a summary of key messages, a quick guide to migration data and suggestions for further reading.

Link for the page: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/publications/others/index.shtml 
Link for the document: 
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/publications/others/docs/toolkit_DESA_June%202012.pdf

 

Índex

1. Introduction
2. Definitions 
3. Measurement
4. Data sources
5. Availability of data
6. Policy implications
7. Key messages
8. A quick guide to migration data
9. Further reading

 

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