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Mobility and Human Development

Hein de Haas, Oliver Bakewell, Stephen Castles, Simona Vezzoli, Gunvor Jónsson

1 April 2009

This paper argues that mobility and migration have always been an intrinsic part of human development. Migration can be considered as a fundamental capabilities-enhancing freedom itself. However, any meaningful understanding of migration needs to simultaneously analyse agency and structure.

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