@Article { Title = {Migration Matters in South Asia: Commonalities and Critiques}, Author = {Ganesh Gurung}, Journal = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Year = { 2008}, Month = {14}, Number = { Issue No. 24}, Volume = {Vol. 43}, Abstract = {Migration within and out of south Asia has been a practice steeped in historical processes. This article identifies commonalities such as the significant macroeconomic role of migration and similar main destinations for south Asia's mobile populations. It critiques popular themes in the discourse on migration, like the focus on economic benefits of moving populations and the nation state as a reference point. The article questions the existing views of what it means for people to move from their homes, many times (but not only) across international borders. This }, Publisher = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Type = {Journal} }