International Migration Statistics: Guidelines for Improvement of Data Collection Systems

by Richard E. Bilsborrow, Amarjit S. Oberai, Graeme J. Hugo

The first comprehensive publication on this topic, this book aims at strengthening the capacity of countries to generate relevant and more meaningful data on international migration, which would assist in the formulation and analysis of migration policy. Topics include the international comparability of migration data, the potentials and weaknesses of existing data collection systems and the development of meaningful surveys.

441 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997