Beyond small change : making migrant remittances count / Donald F. Terry and Steven R. Wilson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Terry, Donald F.

Wilson, Steven R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigrant remittances--Latin America.

Emigrant remittances.

Economic development--Effect of emigrant remittances on.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

x, 419 p.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Inter-American Development Bank, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Contents

Foreword

PART 1 THE CHANGING WORLD OF REMITTANCES

1 Remittances as a Development Tool

2 A Survey of Remittance Senders and Receivers

3 Remittances from the United States and Japan to Latin America: An In- depth Look Using Public Opinion Research

4 On Remittances and Risk

PART 2 SELECTED OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

5 Improving the Access of Recent Latin American Migrants to the U. S. Banking System

6 Leveraging the Impact of Remittances through Microfinance Products: Perspectives from Market Research

PART 3 FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

7 The Development Impact of Migrant Remittances in Mexico

8 Migration, Money, and Markets: The New Realities for Central America

9 Remittances between Neighboring Countries in Latin America

10 Remittances to the Andean Region

11 Remittances: The Experience of the English- speaking Caribbean

PART 4 FOCUS ON EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND ASIA

12 Remittances in Europe

13 An Overview of Remittances in the Middle East and North Africa

14 Asian Experiences with Remittances

PART 5 CONCLUSION

15 Making Migrant Remittances Count

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

614810344