Government Political Migrations
See also: Colonization
Government political migration includes efforts by government entities to relocate persons to geographic regions favored by a government. The motivation for such relocations generally comes from internal political pressures and the migrations are hoped to relieve the causes of those pressures. The goals may include:
- establishing power in a disputed territory
- encouraging economic development
- relieving urban pressures
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