Acknowledgements

This paper is the result of a research project on “development friendly” migration policies IOM undertook on behalf of the Development Prospects Group of the World Bank. A number of people contributed to this research project. Irena Omelaniuk, Senior Adviser to the World Bank, developed the concept for the project, and Frank Laczko, Head of IOM’s Research Division, supervized its implementation, Jobst Koehler, Research Officer, at IOM HQ in Geneva, project coordinator, prepared a detailed review of the literature together with Frank Laczko prior to the implementation of case studies.

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