How did the Oil Crisis of 1973 affect the migration of Surinamese to the Netherlands?

This paper seeks to investigate the unprecedented mass migration of Surinamese to the Netherlands in the years prior to and during 1975. This event had a remarkable impact on the demographic composition of the Netherlands and carried implications on the economic development of independent Suriname. Evidence is drawn from the 1970-1976 Statistical Journals published by the CBS (Statistical Bureau of the Netherlands) containing migration statistics. This paper explores the effect of the 1973 Oil Crisis on the decision to migrate. Thus, engaging with economic history literature on the decisions o... Mehr ...