title: [West Indians in the Netherlands:  prospects of return].
abstract: The return migration policy of the Netherlands and the probability of its success are assessed, with the focus on migrants from the Netherlands Antilles.  Factors associated with return migration are studied using data from a sample survey and from other published sources. Age, educational status, and social welfare in the Netherlands show significant correlations with desire to return to the Netherlands Antilles. "Those who have actually returned belong to the higher social strata of the migrant group; having a job in the West Indies matters much more to them than housing conditions.... It is concluded that the Netherlands should increase their financial contribution to the system of social welfare in the West Indies and even more so to the economic development of these islands." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koot
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D009042:Motivation; D009426:Netherlands; D009427:Netherlands Antilles; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012923:Social Class; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Caribbean; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment; Europe; International Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Motivation; Netherlands; Netherlands Antilles; North America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Research Report; Return Migration; Social Class; Social Policy; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Temporary Migration; Western Europe