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Push-Pull Theoretical Propositions Of Migration: A Case Study Of Internal Migration In The Republic Of Panama, Olmedo Quiros

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Historically, as a consequence of the transit function of Panama's economy and the concentration of its economic activities in one specific geographic area, three societal processes have become strongly interrelated. First, economic growth has been concentrated in the tertiary sector. Second, an imbalance has occurred in the extent to which each economic sector generates and can absorb the Panamanian labor force. Third, population has shifted to the urban and metropolitan Province of Panama as a result of strong rural to urban migration, generating a disproportionate population distribution.

In this study, migration flows in Panama and the changes in economic and …