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Push-Pull Factors

By Matt Rosenberg, About.com

Definition: The push factor involves a force which acts to drive people away from a place and the pull factor is what draws them to a new location.
Also Known As: push factor, pull factor
Examples: Several push factors contributed to me wanting to leave my village and move to Cairo but, by far, the pull factor of the that amazing city was what made me decide to move.

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