An overview of internal migration : a case study in Perak State from 1970 to 2000

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dc.contributor.authorHow, Kok Seng
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-10T07:37:04Z
dc.date.available2017-07-10T07:37:04Z
dc.date.issued2004-03
dc.description.abstractInternal migration transition for the last 30 years in Malaysia has reflected the trend of economic growth. The mobility tends to focus on certain growth poles from those less developed region. This study is mainly to depict the interaction between the transition of internal migration and economics growth taken place in Perak with other states in Malaysia. Furthermore, it justified the migration flows in terms of internal migration model by incorporates certain determinants. This study is conducted by applying the longitudinal observations of 30 years secondary data, which was collected and later reconciling with the regression analysis. The findings showed that the economics growth especially in the secondary and tertiary industries such as manufacturing and services sectors initiated the momentum of internal migration due to structural change in this period. It also revealed the inconsistency of macro function estimation in explaining the variations of internal migration in the case study of Perak. This resulted a number of further observations regarding the wages and jobs elasticity, education as well as income distribution should be carried out.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4142
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.titleAn overview of internal migration : a case study in Perak State from 1970 to 2000en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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