Leveraging migration for Africa
Subtitle: remittances, skills, and investments
By: Dilip Ratha ... [et al.].
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780821382578; 9780821387184
Subjects: Economic aspects; African diaspora; Emigration and immigration; Economic development; Emigrant remittances; Foreign Investments
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Migration patterns and policies in Africa. Migration from and within Africa; title: Immigration to Africa; title: Understanding cross-country migration patterns; title: Socioeconomic characteristics of migrants from Africa; title: Managing migration. Migrant remittances. Recent remittance trends and the impact of the global financial crisis; title: Implications of remittances at the macroeconomic level; title: Development impact of remittances at the microeconomic level; title: Remittance markets in Africa; title: Toward less costly and more transparent remittances : policy changes. Migration of the highly skilled. Benefits and patterns of high-skilled migration; title: Earnings of tertiary-educated migrants in destination labor markets; title: Policy options. Harnessing the resources of the diaspora. Locating the African diaspora; title: Benefiting from diasporas; title: An emerging policy agenda to maximize the benefits of diasporas; title: Dealing with diaspora communities abroad.