Income redistribution and mortality change : the Cuban case

Meeting: Population Association of America, Annual Meetings, 13-15 Apr. 1978, Atlanta, GA, USPaper suggesting a direct relationship between income and life expectancy levels due to the fact that higher average income levels are associated with better living conditions and access to social services. Includes annotated bibliography and demographic statistical data

Household studies : why, what and how

PhotocopyIDRC personnel. Paper on research problems related to new household studies area - includes research method

The Effect of economic restrictions on transport practices in Cuba

Like many developing nations, Cuba has undergone - and continues to undergo - a revolution in the way its society lives, works and accesses mobility. However, unlike other developing nations, Cuba is unique in that it has faced enormous pressures for the past forty years due to an economic blockade by its erstwhile dominant trading partner, the United States. Furthermore, this economic pressure was exacerbated in the early 1990s with the political and economic collapse of the Former Soviet Union, and the Eastern European Socialist countries – which had replaced the United States as Cuba's principal trading partners. These events have led to a transformation in how goods and people are moved, not least because of a huge reduction in the amount of hard currency available to pay for fuel, vehicles and spare parts. This resulted in a number of innovative behavioural and technological outcomes. Cuba thus provides an enhanced example of how physical, economic and social factors influence the development of transport systems. This unusually severe situation contains lessons for other countries seeking to develop more sustainable transport systems. In particular, the case graphically illustrates the link between economic and transport growth. The paper will outline the development of transport practices in Cuba thus far, look at the options available for the future and draw conclusions on what other countries can learn from the Cuban experience

The remittances of migrant Tongan and Samoan nurses from Australia

BACKGROUND: Migration and remittances are of considerable importance in the small Pacific island states. There has been a significant migration of skilled health workers in recent decades to metropolitan fringe states, including Australia and New Zealand. This paper reports the findings of a re-analysis of survey of Samoan and Tongan migrants in Australia where the sample is split between nurse households and others. METHODS: The study analyzes the survey data with a view to comparing the remittance behaviour and determinants of remittances for nurses and other migrant households, using both descriptive, cross-tabulations and appropriate econometric methods. RESULTS: It is found that a significantly higher proportion of nurse households sent remittances home, and, on average remitted more. Remittances of nurse households did not decline significantly over time contrary to what has generally been predicted. This was in contrast to other migrant households in the sample, for whom remittances showed a sharp decline after 15 years absence. Remittances contribute much more to the income of migrant sending countries, than the cost of the additional human capital in nurse training. CONCLUSIONS: Given the shortage of nurses in Australia and New Zealand, and therefore the high demand for immigrant nurses, investment by Pacific island governments and families in nurse training constitutes a rational use of economic resources. Policies encouraging investment in home countries may be more effective than policies directly discouraging brain drain in contributing to national development

MORTALITY IN CUBA: TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS, 1880-1971.

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MORTALITY IN CUBA: TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS, 1880-1971.

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Évolution sociale et migration interne en Afrique : rapport du Groupe de travail sur la migration

Traduction basée sur Social change and internal migration : a review of research findings from Africa, Asia and Latin America (IDRC-TS6e)Examen des recherches relatives à la migration interne et au changement social en Afrique. Analyse les limites de la recherche actuelle; traite des causes et conséquences de la migration, des caractéristiques et de la motivation des migrants, des problèmes que pose la migration en matière de politique de développement et de l'incidence des recherches connexes. Bibliographie

Cambio social y migración interna : una reseña de hallazgos investigativos en América Latina; informe del Grupo de Trabajo para Reseña de la Migración

Traducción basada en Social change and internal migration : a review of research findings from Africa, Asia, and Latin America (IDRC-TS6e)Reseña de investigación relativa a migración interna y cambio social en América Latina - (1) examina las limitaciones de la investigación actual (2) incluye información sobre los determinantes y consecuencias de la migración, las características y motivaciones de los migrantes, aspectos de política de desarrollo e implicaciones investigativas relacionadas. Bibliografía