Migrant Remittances in South Asia [electronic resource] : Social, Economic and Political Implications /
Rahman, M.editor.
Yong, T.editor.
Ullah, A.editor.
This volume provides theoretical treatments of remittance on how its development potential is translated into reality. The authors meticulously delve into diverse mechanisms through which migrant communities remit, investigating how recipients engage in the development process in South Asia.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms; Migrant Remittances in South Asia: An Introduction; Part I: Remittance and Conceptual Issues; 1 Understanding Remittances: Theoretical and Methodological Issues; 2 Gender and Remittances: Remodelling Remittance Exposure; Part II: Remittance Transfer Systems; 3 Formal Remittances: Costs and Efficiencies of Remittance Transfers to South Asia; 4 Social Organization of Hundi: Informal Remittance Transfer to South Asia; Part III: Implications of Remittances in South Asia
5 The Social Dynamics of Remittance-Receiving in Pakistan: Agency and Opportunity among Non-migrants in a Transnational Social Field6 Remittances and SME Development: Reflections from South Asia; 7 Gendering Remittances: Contested Masculinities among Bangladeshi Male Immigrants in New York City; 8 Globalization of Remittances in India: Towards a Sociological Perspective; 9 When Money Follows the Corpse: Remittances of Deceased Migrants in South Asia; 10 Fertility Responses to Migrant Remittances in Pakistan; 11 Migrants' Private Giving and Development in Central Gujarat, India
12 Uses and Impacts of Remittances in NepalIndex
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This volume provides theoretical treatments of remittance on how its development potential is translated into reality. The authors meticulously delve into diverse mechanisms through which migrant communities remit, investigating how recipients engage in the development process in South Asia.
Political economy.
Asia-Politics and government.
Economic policy.
International relations.
Development economics.
International economics.
International Political Economy.
Asian Politics.
Economic Policy.
International Relations.
Development Economics.
International Economics.