Step-Wise Migration: Toward a Clarification of the Mechanism
Author(s)
Conway, Dennis
Abstract
There exists a state of confusion in the migration literature over the concept of step-wise migration. Inconsistencies occur in the specification of the scale at which the process operates and there are a host of alternative definitions of what constitutes a step-wise progression. This article presents an operational definition of step-wise migration that appears consistent from both conceptual and methodological points of view.