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Migrant-native socioeconomic differentials in Thailand

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Recent research has suggested that the position of many urban migrants compares favorably with that of urban natives. This generalization is refined by referring to three key distinctions: migrants from rural versus urban origins, recent versus more experienced cityward migrants, and type of urban destination. In Thailand in the early 1970s, migrants to smaller urban centers, especially the more experienced migrants, are economically more successful than migrants to the large metropolitan centers and in some cases are more successful than urban natives. Reasons for this pattern are discussed.

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  1. Department of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, Virginia

    Theodore D. Fuller

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Fuller, T.D. Migrant-native socioeconomic differentials in Thailand. Demography 18, 55–66 (1981). https://doi.org/10.2307/2061049

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