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Transnational Migration in Rural Oaxaca, Mexico: Dependency, Development, and the Household
Author(s) -
Jeffrey H. Cohen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.2001.103.4.954
Subject(s) - remittance , dynamism , interdependence , dependency (uml) , economic geography , transnationalism , geography , internal migration , economic growth , development economics , political science , developing country , sociology , economics , social science , physics , systems engineering , quantum mechanics , politics , law , engineering
Contradictory models of dependency and development have dominated the discussion of migration between Mexico and the United States. Transnational models of migration resolve these contradictions by defining a series of interdependencies (economy and society, for example). Using data collected in a rural Zapotec community in Oaxaca, Mexico, this article focuses on three areas: the stage‐specific development of transnational movement; the domestic cycle, household decision making, and migration/remittance outcomes; and the changing nature of community participation. Rooting the discussion in household decision making captures the important role local social variability and economic dynamism play in understanding transnational processes and advancing migration studies. [ households, migration, transnationalism, dependency and development, Oaxaca, Mexico ]