Individuals, Families and Development Policy in Reunion - Temporal, Franck (Population Studies and Development from Theory to Fieldwork)
When Reunion was made a department of France in 1946, the island was underdeveloped. Two major changes occurred: strong demographic growth and the continuing increase of unemployment, leading the public authorities to implement a policy to control births and emigration to Metropolitan France. For many young adults faced with difficulties of finding jobs on the island, leaving it is a preferred option. However, despite public aid for mobility, some individuals are less equal than others regarding migration, as departures in terms of response more specifically involve the best educated youths. Lastly, the family determines the individual behaviours. Finally, taking into account the policy implemented by the government services to combat demographic growth and rising unemployment is necessary to understand the variations of migratory flows over the period. However, this macro approach needs to be completed by an analysis of the micro individual determinants of migration, as the decision to migrate varies considerably from one individual to another, and by a meso analysis of the impact of family determinants.
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