ABSTRACT
This chapter on the impact of the global recession on Kerala emigration was undertaken by the Research Unit on International Migration at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, at the request of the Department of Non-resident Keralite Affairs (NORKA), Government of Kerala. The objectives of the study were clearly spelt out by NORKA in terms of a framework of questions on emigration from and return emigration to Kerala since the beginning of the global recession.
