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TITLE: Tamil Migrants: A Demographic, Social and Economic Analysis
AUTHORS: S. Irudaya Rajan, Bernard D’Sami, Samuel Asir Raj, and P. Sivakumar
Price: £32.99
ISBN: 978-93-5442-126-6
Market rights: World
Edition: First
Size: 140 x 216 mm
Extent: 336
Binding: Hardback
Colour: Text: 2 Colour
Cover: 4 + 1 Colour
Advance copies: 21 September 2021
Complete stocks: 27 September 2021
Co-publication: NA
THE BOOK
Tamil Nadu has, throughout history, received large numbers of in-migrants, many of whom subsequently became part of Tamil society. Equally, the Tamil region has had a long tradition of out-migration, including international migration as indentured labour on colonial plantations. However, unlike its neighbouring state of Kerala, there is a dearth of comprehensive studies, as well as reliable databases, on migration from Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu Migration Survey 2015 provided significant insights for the first time into the state’s migration flows based on 20,000 households. In the first study of its kind, Tamil Migrants highlights the survey data and provides new data on internal and international migration from Tamil Nadu by combining analyses of demographic, social and economic factors.
The themes explored in the book are diverse, ranging from the demography of Tamil Nadu, its migration history, current migration patterns and their implications, to internal and international migration.
The chapters discuss all aspects of migration in Tamil Nadu, including types of migration, cost of financing and remittances, the crucial impact of migration on employment, human development, and the elderly, and an analysis of the experiences of return migrants, their families and the community.
Through interpretations of Census and large-scale survey data, the authors also put forward recommendations on inter-state migration policies and development outcomes.
THE AUTHORS
Irudaya Rajanis Chairman, International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Bernard D’Sami is Senior Fellow, Loyola Institute of Social Science Training and Research (LISSTAR), Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Samuel Asir Raj is Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
Sivakumaris Head, Centre for Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Analysis, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
THE MARKET
Migration and Refugee Studies
Development Studies
Economics
Social Demography
CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Publisher’s Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index