Zum Problem der Land-Stadt-Migration im Nordosten Brasiliens Die Gemeinden Tauá (CE) und Picos (PI)

Migration from highly impoverished areas in developing countries is often seen as a family and serial process, whereas the former implies one or more family members moving to a new location and being subsequently followed by other family members; the latter, though, indicates that social interaction among extra-familial individuals is a key element in the process of migration decision. Migration itself can be seen as a fundamental household livelihood stratagem to cope with the increasing hardships of a hostile environment. However, membership in a social (internal and external) network cannot for itself explicate the migratory decision made by individuals or families altogether living under strong environmental stress. However, material poverty and lack of socio-political integration are regarded here as subsistence-oriented and sharecropper peasantry's major mgration determinants in the study area.