title: The impact of overseas labour migration on rural Thailand: regional, community and individual dimensions.
abstract: "This paper provides a case study of the impact at origin of recent labour migration from rural Thailand to East Asian destinations. It does so through survey information on 63 villages and detailed biographic interviews with recently returned workers. It is concluded that work abroad is regarded by migrants as a strategy of life support; it is sometimes life-enhancing, but only rarely life-changing."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012424:Rural Population; D013785:Thailand; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Destination; Developing Countries; International Migration; Labor Migration; Migration; Motivation; Origin; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Rural Population; Southeastern Asia; Thailand