Migration and development
Subtitle: New strategic outlooks and practical ways forward : the cases of Angola and Zambia
By: prepared for IOM by Savina Ammassari
Contributors: International Organization for Migration
Series: IOM migration research series -- no. 21
Publisher: IOM, International Organization for Migration
Published: June 2005
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Angola -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; Zambia -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Description: Executive Summary

The complex reciprocal relationships between migration and development are raising growing interest among policy makers. Though the analytical understanding of these links remains somewhat limited, there is today a greater awareness that development affects migration and that migration influences development. The major challenge for policy makers is to find innovative and effective ways to enhance the benefits of migration whilst mitigating its adverse development implications for emigration countries.

For this purpose it is important to distinguish between different groups of migrants based on their level of skills. Governments of emigration countries look upon the permanent departure of highly educated and trained nationals with considerable concern. This kind of emigration in fact tends to translate into negative phenomena such as brain drain and consequent human resources shortages. However, this kind of emigration does not only have adverse effects. It may also have positive consequences for the development of emigration countries. These benefits can be triggered through temporary returns and other diaspora options facilitating the transfer of human, financial and social capital back to the country of origin.

This study represents a follow-up activity to the MIDSA Workshop on Migration and Development in Southern Africa that took place in Zanzibar (Tanzania) in 2004. It assesses and analyses the migration and development situation of Angola and Zambia, with a special focus on skills migration. Field research was conducted in both countries where information was collected through consultations and interviews with key officials and various stakeholders as well as from a range of secondary sources....
Notes: "This study is a follow-up activity to the MIDSA Workshop on Migration and Development in Southern Africa, held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2004"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-95)

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Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements	9; title: Executive Summary	11; title: 1. General Introduction 15; title: 1.1	Background and objectives of the study 15; title: 1.2	Regional context of the two countries 16; title: 1.2.1 General migration trends and the issue of skills migration 17; title: 1.2.2 Regional policy frameworks and migration policies	20; title: 1.3	Methodological aspects of the study	22; title: 2. Migration and Development: The Case of Angola	25; title: 2.1	Overview of the development situation	26; title: 2.1.1 Situation analysis	26; title: 2.1.2 Government policy frameworks and priorities	29; title: 2.2	Patterns and flows of migration	31; title: 2.2.1 Inflows and outflows with special attention to skills migration	32; title: 2.2.2 Outgoing mobility patterns and main countries of destination	32; title: 2.2.3 Return, resettlement and reintegration	34; title: 2.3	Human resources, migration policies and government capacity	38; title: 2.3.1 Public policy initiatives affecting skills migration	39; title: 2.3.2 Government structures and institutional capacity	43; title: 2.4	Actions and views of other stakeholders	44; title: 2.4.1 Programmes and projects of donor agencies	45; title: 2.4.2 Initiatives of civil society organizations	46; title: 2.5	Policy gaps regarding skills migration	46; title: 2.6	Strategic outlook and practical recommendations	50; title: 3. Migration And Development: The Case of Zambia	53; title: 3.1	Overview of the development situation	53; title: 3.1.1 Situation analysis	53; title: 3.1.2 Policy frameworks and priorities	57; title: 3.2	The situation of migration	58; title: 3.2.1 Inflows and outflows of people	59; title: 3.2.2 Brain drain and main countries of destination	61; title: 3.2.3 Return migration and brain circulation	63; title: 3.3	Migration policies and government capacity	65; title: 3.3.1 Initiatives related to skills migration	65; title: 3.3.2 Government structures and implementation mechanisms	 67; title: 3.4	Actions and views of other stakeholders	69; title: 3.4.1 Programmes and projects of donor agencies	69; title: 3.4.2 Initiatives of civil society organizations	71; title: 3.5	Policy gaps regarding skills migration	71; title: 3.6	Strategic outlook and practical recommendations	74; title: 4. Summary, Conclusions and General Recommendations	78; title: Annexes; title: Persons and Organizations Consulted; title: Notes; title: Bibliography