Net Migration as a Factor Affecting Metropolitan Growth in Utah: 1950 to 1970
Net Migration as a Factor Affecting Metropolitan Growth in Utah: 1950 to 1970 by Kooros M. Mahmoudi, Doctor of Philosophy Utah State University, 1973 Major Professor: Dr. Yun Kim Department: Sociology The objectives of this study were to measure net inor out-migration to or from the Standard Metropolitan Areas of Utah between 1950-60 and 1960-70, and to study selected socio-economic factors relating to migration and the growth of SMSA 's. Specifically, the factors of migration and natural population increase were central in an analysis of population redistribution. Selected demographic characteristics of the migrants such as sex and age were also studied to establish their impact upon the SMSA population structure. The relationship between population change in the SMSA ' s and economic factors of labor force supply and employment were also reviewed. Net intercensal migration for the SMSA 's of Ogden, Provo-Orem, and Salt Lake City were derived through indirect methods of estimating net migration: L. The Census Survival Ratio Method and the Life Table Survival Ratio Method. An analysis of the findings indicated that most migrants were in the younger age groups of 20-34 years and females outnumbered the males in the migrating population. These trends held for all three SMSA 's throughout the 1950-60 and
The Role Path: A Concept and Procedure for Studying Migration to Urban Communities
When an adult migrates from from a rural community to the city, he enters a world of unfamiliar roles, new social relationships, and different patterns of behavior. Through socialization into the culture and social organization of the rural community, he develops an understanding of that community with its recognized social positions, and the role prescriptions and behavior associated with these positions. In the city, a process of resocialization must occur if the migrant is to become an effective participant in urban life. Through interaction with others in the urban setting, he will be enabled to acquire a greater or lesser understanding of the city's social structure and of the role prescriptions and behavior associated with these new and different positions.
Did the metamorphosis from Export Processing Zones to Special Economic Zones improve the efficiency of trade enclaves in India?
In this paper, the efficiency of seven conventional Special Economic Zones in India is analyzed, by adopting a stochastic production frontier technique, for the period between 1986–1987 and 2007–2008.Results indicate that although the efficiency scores of these enclaves have improved over the years, specifically with the introduction of the SEZ policy (2000–2001), it is far below the threshold level as identified in the literature. Besides, one can also observe a discrepancy emerging between better export earning zones and efficient zones. On the determinants side, policy intervention and large geographical area, accompanied by clustering of units, are found to have impacted the efficiency scores of these enclaves positively.