tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post2491920651022509517..comments2024-03-24T20:13:39.387+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: On Tonga and the Pacific islandersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-26804810315826233392009-06-08T20:45:58.137+00:002009-06-08T20:45:58.137+00:00Well, I think the cost/benefit analysis here will ...Well, I think the cost/benefit analysis here will largely depend on the nature of the state. Norway has, I think, mostly been good to its periphery whereas in many countries, such areas are mostly neglected. But at least there is a potential for rebalancing when the migration occurs within one state.<br />I'm not sure what you mean with regards to relative income -relative to where/who?Aslaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-20392409397142306312009-06-08T17:39:01.388+00:002009-06-08T17:39:01.388+00:00I think you are overestimating the gains from the ...I think you are overestimating the gains from the central government and underestimating the cost of being part of a large state.<br />If Rural Northern Norway would be independent the absolute income would be much lower but the relative income wouldn´t be that much lowerCharlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-80097733946300924802009-06-08T15:10:38.685+00:002009-06-08T15:10:38.685+00:00That's certainly true. I'm actually from o...That's certainly true. I'm actually from one of those regions (rural Northern Norway) originally. However, when there's domestic migration there's no loss to the state, which can then compensate regions that are depopulating. With international migration, you have to depend on remittances. The question is whether remittances can really compensate for the brain-drainAslaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-22444695426060578752009-06-08T11:34:01.114+00:002009-06-08T11:34:01.114+00:00It maybe hard to find examples like this on a coun...It maybe hard to find examples like this on a country level but finding the equivalent of this on a regional level isn't hard at all.Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-18089125097107631912009-06-08T07:45:28.879+00:002009-06-08T07:45:28.879+00:00Thanks for bringing this story to our attention, i...Thanks for bringing this story to our attention, it is not something you hear a lot about if you don't live in the region.It really is fascinating to see the relative scale of the migration here. It's hard to think of any equivalent elsewhere, maybe Moldova and some Caribbean islands come close.Aslaknoreply@blogger.com