"This paper discusses the consequences of the ongoing transformation for migration in Hungary. We investigate migration flows towards the Hungarian capital, provincial capitals, towns and rural areas, using a life-course approach. A main aspect within this question is whether there are substantial differences in the migration patterns between the different settlement types. We present answers to questions [about] how the migration patterns changed in the period 1970-1994 and what changes in the kind of triggers resulting [in] moves occurred. The analysis is focused on different settlement types in Hungary: the capital Budapest, 18 provincial capitals, the towns and the rural communities."
Trends in international migration affecting Hungary from 1956 to 1992 are explored. The author notes that over this period, Hungary changed from a country of emigration to a country of migrant destination, with most of the immigrants coming from other eastern bloc countries. The author suggests that regional development planning should pay more attention to actual migration trends, rather than using ideal migration patterns. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
An effort to model recent trends in internal migration in Hungary is described. The model takes into account age factors as well as spatial inequalities. The importance of such modeling efforts in light of the relative continuity of recent migration patterns in Hungary is stressed. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
