The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1401-3

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The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-04T16:11:38Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-04T16:11:38Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description.abstract	The war in Syria, now in its eighth year, continues to take its toll on the Syrian people. More than half of the population of Syria remains displaced; 5.6 million persons are registered as refugees outside of the country and another 6.2 million are displaced within Syria’s borders. The internally displaced persons include 2 million school-age children; of these, less than half attend school. Another 739,000 Syrian children are out of school in the five neighborhood countries that host Syria’s refugees. The loss of human capital is staggering, and it will create permanent hardships for generations of Syrians going forward. Despite the tragic prospects for renewed fighting in certain parts of the country, an overall reduction in armed conflict is possible going forward. However, international experience shows that the absence of fighting is rarely a singular trigger for the return of displaced people. Numerous other factors—including improved security and socioeconomic conditions in origin states, access to property and assets, the availability of key services, and restitution in home areas—play important roles in shaping the scale and composition of the returns. Overall, refugees have their own calculus of return that considers all of these factors and assesses available options. The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis sheds light on the “mobility calculus” of Syrian refugees. While dismissing any policies that imply wrongful practices involving forced repatriation, the study analyzes factors that may be considered by refugees in their own decisions to relocate. It provides a conceptual framework, supported by data and analysis, to facilitate an impartial conversation about refugees and their mobility choices. It also explores the diversified policy toolkit that the international community has available—and the most effective ways in which the toolkit can be adapted—to maximize the well-being of refugees, host countries, and the people in Syria.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/551681579156620771/The-Mobility-of-Displaced-Syrians-An-Economic-and-Social-Analysis
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-4648-1401-3
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/31205
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	SOCIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	DISPLACED PERSONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	RIGHTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	SECURITY
dc.title	The Mobility of Displaced Syrians	en
dc.title.subtitle	An Economic and Social Analysis	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type	Livre	fr
dc.type	Libro	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/27541 The Toll of War
okr.crossref.title	The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis
okr.date.disclosure	2019-02-05
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-1401-3
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1401-3
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	211401
okr.identifier.report	145190
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Syrian Arab Republic
okr.topic	Conflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment