A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar
In the last four years Myanmar’s economy has seen a slight shift away from agriculture toward industry and services. This may mark the beginning of a structural transformation away from a rural, agricultural economy toward a more urban, industrial...
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okr-10986-249812021-05-25T08:51:08Z A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar World Bank Group migration risk management In the last four years Myanmar’s economy has seen a slight shift away from agriculture toward industry and services. This may mark the beginning of a structural transformation away from a rural, agricultural economy toward a more urban, industrial and service-based economy. Urbanization and job creation in urban areas have the potential to have a significant impact on labor and mobility patterns, especially for the landless and land-poor workers that account for a large part of the rural workforce. Domestic migration has been a critical component of the way many other countries in the region, including South Korea, China, and Vietnam, have managed to reduce poverty and support resilient livelihoods. However, pursuing these opportunities often entails significant risk for poor migrant households, who often have little capacity to absorb the shocks of failed migration attempts. Developing access to a knowledge base that enables them to manage risk more easily and make more informed choices around migration is critical to supporting their livelihoods. Migration flows can also have long-term social and economic consequences in rural areas as members of the labor force, particularly young people, move into cities and towns. This entails major public policy choices around areas such as spatial development, urbanization, service delivery, and poverty reduction. The government will need information on anticipated migrant flows in order to make the right policy choices and to plan for and provide services to people arriving from rural areas into urban settings. Within this evolving context, understanding the motivations, patterns, and dynamics of existing migration practices is critical in order to assist balanced and inclusive development in Myanmar by supporting safe and informed migration. The primary objective of this study is to collect detailed evidence and provide an objective assessment of how, and to what extent, migration within and from particular regions of Myanmar affects the livelihoods of rural households and the social and economic environment of villages. It seeks to understand how migration decisions take place, the key obstacles and risks faced by migrants, and the individual and household strategies that evolve to manage them. It also seeks to capture broader changes over time in sending communities, and how the departure and return of migrants affects social and economic dynamics at home and within the village. The study focuses on the Ayeyarwady Region and the Magway Region of Myanmar, which are home to large numbers of Myanmar’s rural poor and are also close to two of the major centers of growth and job creation in the country, Yangon and Mandalay respectively. In these areas, the study applies a mixed-methods approach to the four key questions outlined. 2016-08-29T22:00:12Z 2016-08-29T22:00:12Z 2016 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26669998/country-move-domestic-migration-two-regions-myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24981 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Yangon Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Myanmar |
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In the last four years Myanmar’s economy
has seen a slight shift away from agriculture toward
industry and services. This may mark the beginning of a
structural transformation away from a rural, agricultural
economy toward a more urban, industrial and service-based
economy. Urbanization and job creation in urban areas have
the potential to have a significant impact on labor and
mobility patterns, especially for the landless and land-poor
workers that account for a large part of the rural
workforce. Domestic migration has been a critical component
of the way many other countries in the region, including
South Korea, China, and Vietnam, have managed to reduce
poverty and support resilient livelihoods. However, pursuing
these opportunities often entails significant risk for poor
migrant households, who often have little capacity to absorb
the shocks of failed migration attempts. Developing access
to a knowledge base that enables them to manage risk more
easily and make more informed choices around migration is
critical to supporting their livelihoods. Migration flows
can also have long-term social and economic consequences in
rural areas as members of the labor force, particularly
young people, move into cities and towns. This entails major
public policy choices around areas such as spatial
development, urbanization, service delivery, and poverty
reduction. The government will need information on
anticipated migrant flows in order to make the right policy
choices and to plan for and provide services to people
arriving from rural areas into urban settings. Within this
evolving context, understanding the motivations, patterns,
and dynamics of existing migration practices is critical in
order to assist balanced and inclusive development in
Myanmar by supporting safe and informed migration. The
primary objective of this study is to collect detailed
evidence and provide an objective assessment of how, and to
what extent, migration within and from particular regions of
Myanmar affects the livelihoods of rural households and the
social and economic environment of villages. It seeks to
understand how migration decisions take place, the key
obstacles and risks faced by migrants, and the individual
and household strategies that evolve to manage them. It also
seeks to capture broader changes over time in sending
communities, and how the departure and return of migrants
affects social and economic dynamics at home and within the
village. The study focuses on the Ayeyarwady Region and the
Magway Region of Myanmar, which are home to large numbers of
Myanmar’s rural poor and are also close to two of the major
centers of growth and job creation in the country, Yangon
and Mandalay respectively. In these areas, the study applies
a mixed-methods approach to the four key questions outlined. |
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A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar |
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A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar |
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A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar |
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A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar |
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A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar |
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country on the move : domestic migration in two regions of myanmar |
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World Bank, Yangon |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26669998/country-move-domestic-migration-two-regions-myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24981 |
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