ABSTRACT
This chapter begins by placing female migration in the context of overall migration and urbanization patterns in Thailand. It reviews past and current research in female migration in Thailand and to outline policies that influence the component of mobility. The rapid growth in the rate of female migration in Thailand has brought to light the need to conduct more research in this area and to devise appropriate government policies. The chapter describes characteristics of female migrants, motivation for migration, and adjustment problems and discusses policies for female migrants and makes recommendations for implementing new programs in this area. The rapid growth of urban areas in Thailand can be traced to two causes: an excess of births over deaths in the cities and large-scale migration to urban areas. Population policy in Thailand was first incorporated in the Third National Economic and Social Development Plan, but that plan emphasized family planning programs to reduce the population growth rate to a target level.
