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Abstract: In an era of globalization, the institutional system of mass migration is being substantially reorganized: its intensity and the variation in its forms are increasing. Global production chains combine diverse areas and different... more
Abstract: In an era of globalization, the institutional system of mass migration is being substantially reorganized: its intensity and the variation in its forms are increasing. Global production chains combine
diverse areas and different forms of work with varying wage levels by forming worldwide networks. In the Eastern European region, the growing level of emigration and relatively low fertility are leading to
population loss. Hungary is not among the Eastern European countries with a high level of emigration; nevertheless, it faces serious challenges, particularly in some regions where after the transition losses of
jobs were massive, and a greater proportion of people live under the poverty line than the national average. Our analysis is based on interviews, containing narrative and semi-structured parts, among domestic workers working mainly in Austria and Germany. The paper reveals possible causal mechanisms and the political economic structures behind this type of labour migration. We seek to understand how migration related decisions are embedded in a global and highly unequal economic order.
diverse areas and different forms of work with varying wage levels by forming worldwide networks. In the Eastern European region, the growing level of emigration and relatively low fertility are leading to
population loss. Hungary is not among the Eastern European countries with a high level of emigration; nevertheless, it faces serious challenges, particularly in some regions where after the transition losses of
jobs were massive, and a greater proportion of people live under the poverty line than the national average. Our analysis is based on interviews, containing narrative and semi-structured parts, among domestic workers working mainly in Austria and Germany. The paper reveals possible causal mechanisms and the political economic structures behind this type of labour migration. We seek to understand how migration related decisions are embedded in a global and highly unequal economic order.
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Although current researches aim to reveal the migration potential and practice of emigration of Hungarian health professionals, little attention is paid on measurable and descriptive data of their migrant remittance practices. The aim of... more
Although current researches aim to reveal the migration potential and practice of emigration of Hungarian health professionals, little attention is paid on measurable and descriptive data of their migrant remittance practices. The aim of this study is to present the relating patterns of remittance flows, demonstrating the usage and outcomes of migrant transfers, and investments through the relating literature, drawing especially on Tharmalingham's typology. I conducted a qualitative inquiry by half-structured interviews with Hungarian physicians and nurses employed in Norway in order to analyze their migrant remittance practices according to their social status, network, and motivations. Based on the data, I conclude that migrant remittances have greater impact on social, and economic mobility of the beneficiary family of lower-middle class health professionals, as the narratives showed that they are willing to remit much more than migrants from higher social class. Family-oriented, individual remittances are the most common sorts that are frequently invested in services besides materialized use.