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Migration: another piece in the jobs puzzle

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Thu, 11/29/2012 - 10:41 -- Paula Lucci
Creating and sustaining good quality jobs is often seen as a country-specific challenge. But as the World Bank’s World Development Report acknowledges, the fact that a large number of people decide to move countries in search of better work opportunities, implies that there is a global dimension to the jobs challenge that cannot be ignored.

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