Migration and development: dominant theories

الملخص EN

Over the past six decades, research has multiplied to answer a central question: why do individuals migrate? this article tries to present the main theories most discussed in the literature, essentially Anglo-Saxon, in view of its richness.

some of the theories emphasize the motivations that drive individuals to take this path, while other work highlights the macro-dimension, for example in the European union’s economic policy, in relation to the differences in levels of development between developed and less developed countries.