Remittances
- Too much dependency on women? Debating the role of remittances
- Much hype has recently been devoted to the capacity of migrant remittances to both support household economies and boost national economic growth. The phenomenon of migration is bound up with gender, as the number of women migrating now constitutes half of total migrants. A recent study from INSTRAW notes, for example, that women are more likely to ensure remittances are spent on education and health. A more critical report from NEF argues that remittances should not be regarded as a panacea for poverty reduction at local and national levels.
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- Impacts of international migration and remittances on child outcomes and labour supply in Indonesia: How does gender matter?
- T Nguyen;R Purnamasari / World Bank, 2011
- This policy research working paper empirically investigates rising international migration and remittances in Indonesia. It particularly examines the ways in which female migration (approximately 80% ...
- Opening up borders to aid development: the case of Lesotho and South Africa
- J. Crush (ed) / Southern African Migration Project , 2010
- Since 1990, patterns of migration from Lesotho to South Africa have changed dramatically, registering significant increases in legal and irregular cross-border movement. This report investigates ho...
- Bridging the gap between an educated workforce and high unemployment in Jordan
- T.H. Kanaan;M.D. Hanania / Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue, 2009
- The economic volatility evident in Jordan has been driven largely by Jordan’s dependence on workers’ remittances and foreign aid. Furthermore, conflict in the region has fundamentally c...
- How has conflict affected livelihoods and remittances in Darfur?
- H. Young;K. Jacobsen;A. Osman / Feinstein International Center, USA, 2009
- In conflict zones where displacement and insecurity undermine people’s ability to pursue livelihoods, links with Diaspora and the remittances they send are an important source of support. This b...
- Migration improves the financial situation of families but has longer-term emotional and psychological affects on children
- HelpAge International, 2008
- The economic collapse in Moldova caused by the long transition period from central planning to a market based economy has led to poverty and high migration of labour force. Moldova is now the poorest ...
- The importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan
- E. Stigter;A. Monsutti / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit , 2005
- This paper highlights the importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Current trends in policy making on migration tend to focus on repatriation of Afghans fro...
- Views on the current financial crisis from the global South
- Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2008
- The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of...
- Mexico's narrow demographic window of opportunity
- American Association of Retired Persons International Section, 2008
- Mexico is in the midst of an unprecedented demographic transition that is changing the size and age structure of its population Over the past three decades, lower mortality rates and higher life...
- What role do remittances play in international development?
- R. Murphy / International Organization for Migration , 2006
- Remittances are an integral feature of the migration system in China. Remittances occur largely because migration forms part of a strategy for ‘rural livelihood diversification’. This m...
- Linking poverty and disaster vulnerability in the Caribbean
- M. Attzs / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- The dislocation of households coupled with the loss of livelihoods caused by natural disaster, which usually affects the poor disproportionately, provides a push factor for migration and future rem...
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