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Understanding Internal Migration

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Before moving into this book’s core issues surrounding the actors, challenges, and best practices of internal migration, we provide a brief conceptual discussion. Internal migration is an expansive, deceptively tricky research and policy topic.

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  1. Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, USA

    William Ascher

  2. Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA

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Ascher, W., Barter, S.J. (2023). Understanding Internal Migration. In: Moving within Borders. Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37549-1_2

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