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At head of title: Ministère de l'agriculture et du commerce, Exposition universelle internationale de 1878, à Paris. Congrès et conférences du Palais du Trocadéro.

United States security strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region

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An economic survey of the Pacific area.

"Designed to supplement and bring up to date the key sections of the Economic handbook of the Pacific area, published by the Institute of Pacific relations in 1934."--pt. I, p. V.

Rapports du Jury international,

At head of title: Ministère du commerce, de l'industrie et des colonies. Exposition universelle internationale de 1889 à Paris.

Report to the United Nations on the administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,

Issued 1953/54- as its Publication and 1953/54-1956/57 as its International organization and conference series III, 103, 111, 120 and 126; issued 1957/58-1983/84 as its International organization and conference series. [New series, 2,9, etc.; issued 1984/85- as its Publication.

The Migration of Doctors and Nurses from South Pacific Island Nations

Little is known of the structure of the international migration of skilled health professionals. Accelerated migration of doctors and nurses from the Pacific island states of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to the Pacific periphery is part of the globalization of health care. The findings from a recent survey of 251 doctors and nurses from the three island countries are reported here. Key determinants of both present migration status and future migration intentions were analyzed using econometric methods. Nurses' and doctors' propensities to migrate are influenced by both income and non-income factors, including ownership of businesses and houses. Migrants also tend to have more close relatives overseas, to have trained there, and so experienced superior working conditions. Migration propensities vary between countries, and between nurses and doctors within countries. Tongan nurses have a higher propensity to migrate, mainly because of greater relative earnings differentials, but are also more likely to return home. The role of kinship ties, relative income differentials and working conditions is evident in other developing country contexts. Remittances and return migration, alongside business investment, bring some benefits to compensate for the skill drain. National development policies should focus on encouraging return migration, alongside retention and recruitment, but are unlikely to prevent out migration. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.