Governments emphasise the negative impacts and costs but these, although undeniable and well documented, are only part of the picture.

Preventing displacement (Forced Migration Review 41)

FMR 41 Are refugees an economic burden or benefit?

Preventing displacement is obviously a worthwhile objective. Being displaced puts people at a higher risk of being both impoverished and unable to enjoy their human rights. Such a situation is worth preventing - but not at any cost. FMR 41 includes a major feature on 'Preventing displacement' plus a range of articles on other subjects such as North Koreans in China, East Africans adapting to the UK, the Rohingya, slum evictions in Tanzania, the Nansen Initiative and a new methodology for assessing the costs and impacts of displacement. See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/preventing#sthash.u8YTcxMu.dpuf

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Preventing displacement (Forced Migration Review 41)