VOLUME 2, 1993

Issue No. 4

Poot, Jacques
"The Role of Trans-Tasman Migration in Forecasting the New Zealand Population." Vol. 2 (4), p. 395-416, 1993.
Population growth in New Zealand is rather volatile. International migration is the main cause of this. However, as is common in many countries, official population projections are based on a range of exogenously-set fixed levels of net migration. This article argues that, for the short to medium term, such projections can be improved upon by adopting econometric methodologies which take explicitly into account the demographic-economic two-way interaction in certain components of international migration. Specifically, the article summarizes research on the cause and consequences of trans-Tasman migration, which is the dominant component of the volatility in New Zealand's net migration. It is shown how these findings can aid population forecasting.

Thapa, Gopal B.
"Impacts of Emigration of Mountain Watersheds the Upper Pokhara Valley, Nepal." Vol. 2 (4), p. 417-438, 1993.
Confronted with adverse physical conditions, marginal landholdings and scarcenon-farming employment opportunities, farmers in the Upper Pokhara Valley had opted for temporary emigration as an alternative strategy for fulfilling their subsistence requirements. This had caused somewhat malign effects on watersheds due to dwindling farm management practises and increasing dependency on common resources. Required is a new approach to watershed management especially in areas adversely affected by outmigration of labor force.

Cornelius, Wayne A.
" The 'New' Immigration and the Politics of Cultural Diversity in the United States and Japan." Vol. 2 (4), p. 439-450, 1993.
Certain parallels between the recent experience of Japan and that of the United States with immigration from Third World countries are increasingly evident. This discussion note focuses on these key similarities rather than the obvious differences between the two countries, in terms of culture, economy, political system, and "immigration profile."

Kunin, Roslyn
"Foreign Students, Visitors and Immigration to British Columbia." Vol. 2 (4), p. 451-465, 1993.
This discussion note provides a brief outline of business immigration to Canada and to British Columbia. It is expected that South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan will continue to be the main source countries for business immigration to British Columbia, and that students and tourists from the Asian Pacific Rim will increase in numbers.