The political economy of global remittances : gender, governmentality and neoliberalism / Rahel Kunz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kunz, Rahel, author.

Series:

Routledge/RIPE studies in global political economy.

Routledge/RIPE studies in global political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigrant remittances--Mexico.

Emigrant remittances.

Women in development--Mexico.

Women in development.

Economic assistance--Mexico.

Economic assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last decade, a new phenomenon has emerged within the international community: the Global Remittances Trend (GRT). Thereby, government institutions, international (financial) organisations, NGOs and private sector actors have become interested in migration and remittances and their potential for poverty reduction and development, and have started to devise institutions and policies to harness this potential.This book employs a gender-sensitive governmentality analysis to trace the emergence of the GRT, to map its conceptual and institutional elements, and to examine it

Contents:

Front Cover; The Political Economy of Global Remittances; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. A gender-sensitive governmentality approach; 3. The GRT in the international realm; 4. The GRT in Mexico; 5. The power technologies and subjectivities of the GRT in Mexico; 6. Resistance and empowerment within the GRT in Mexico; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-72408-7

1-283-15102-2

1-136-72409-5

9786613151025

0-203-81671-4

9780203816714

OCLC:

732070149