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Development financing and the remittance market in Serbia and Switzerland
State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation and Development, Switzerland, 2007As an important origin of remittances, Switzerland is very interested in concepts and projects which facilitate and render more secure transfers of remittances.DocumentGlobal mobility of talent from a perspective of new industrial policy: open migration chains and diaspora networks
World Bank, 2006All the very valid concern about brain drain from developing countries not-withstanding, this paper argues for and demonstrates the possibility of win-win positive dynamics benefiting both sending countries and migrants themselves.At the same time, the authors argue that the ‘win-win’ dynamics are not automatic.DocumentThe securitisation of migration: a racial discourse
Eldis Document Store, 2005Through an examination of Canada’s new immigration legislation the author of this paper critically examines how discourse informs government policy. This is done by using Michael Foucault’s framework on power and knowledge.The author points out that as we enter the informational economy, freedom of human mobility has nearly disappeared.DocumentThe positives and negatives of children's independent migration: assessing the evidence and the debates
Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006This paper looks broadly at the positives and negatives of children’s experiences of migration. It focuses on the dangers and pitfalls that independent child migrants report, along with the perceived benefits and opportunities.DocumentMigration and inequality: policy implications
2006Does migration help to reduce inequality and if so, what policies can help to enhance this effect? Migration represents an important livelihood diversification strategy for many in the world’s poorest nations, and may be a way for poor people to gain better access to resources. This briefing paper examines the effects migration has on inequality.DocumentUntapped potential: displaced youth
Women's Refugee Commission, 2006How can we best recognise the rights and needs of young people displaced by conflict, and how can we best develop their skills?DocumentIn pursuit of regional citizenship and identity: the free movement of persons in the Southern African development community
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2006The migration of persons across international boundaries in search of better opportunities or as a result of war, conflict and political instability has risen substantially.DocumentClose to slavery: guestworker programs in the United States
Southern Poverty Law Center, 2007This paper discusses the exploitation faced by ‘guestworkers’ in the United States. The paper argues that the rights of guestwokers – temporary workers from largely Latin American countries, particularly Mexico - are not adequately protected.Unlike U.S.DocumentImpact of remittances on poverty and financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007The flow of remittances into developing countries is attracting increasing attention.