title: Spatial variation in migration processes and development: a Costa Rican example of conventional modeling augmented by the expansion method.
abstract: The ways in which migration and development have been linked in previous research in Third World settings are reviewed. Intercantonal migration in Costa Rica is analyzed, first in terms of a conventional model and then in terms of a paradigm of migration that focuses on place-to-place variations in development milieu. The results show there is spatial variation in the role of most variables and that these variations follow a reasonably consistent pattern with regard to development conditions. A series of maps graphically illustrates the importance of a spatial frame of reference.
mesh_terms: D003364:Costa Rica; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors