Toward Migration Management: A Field Experiment in Thailand

The results of an information program developed in northeast Thailand to encourage migration to nearby urban centers rather than to the capital Bangkok are presented. Data were collected in two sets of interviews in six study villages; one set was carried out in 1978 before the program had begun and the other was carried out in 1979 seven months after the programs initiation. The results suggest that the project significantly increased migration to nearby urban places without substantially affecting the flow of migrants to Bangkok. (ANNOTATION)