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Which of the following is not included in Ravenstein’s laws of migration?

Comparing the migration propensity of town natives with that of people from urban areas is not one of Ravenstein’s laws: the law compares natives of towns with people from…

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Which of the following is not included in Ravenstein’s laws of migration?

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Comparing the migration propensity of town natives with that of people from urban areas is not one of Ravenstein’s laws: the law compares natives of towns with people from rural areas. Short-distance movement, the greater propensity of females to migrate within their country of birth and the rise of a counter-current for each main current of migration are among his laws.

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