General Introduction

Routledge eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Richard E. Bilsborrow, A. S. Oberai, Guy Standing
DOI: 10.4324/9781003755173-1
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Abstract

Is population mobility—or migration for short—greater in the world today than it has ever been? Is it more or less than it was 1,000 or 500 years ago? Are the social, economic or cultural consequences of migration greater now than in the past?

Fields of Study & Subjects

Migration and Labor Dynamics Migration Refugees and Integration Health Geopolitics Historical Geography

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
1–13
Publication date
11 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter