Migrant remittances and development in the global economy / Manuel Orozco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orozco, Manuel, author.

Series:

Diasporas in world politics (Boulder, Colo.)

Diasporas in World Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigrant remittances--Developing countries.

Emigrant remittances.

Economic development--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Developing countries--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Manuel Orozco moves beyond the numbers to provide a uniquely comprehensive, historically informed overview and analysis of the complex role of migrant remittances in the global economy. How do patterns of migration and remittances differ across regions? What kinds of regulatory and institutional frameworks best support the contributions of remittances to local development? What has been the impact of remittances on migrants and their families? Drawing on empirical data from five continents and firmly grounded in theory, Orozco's work reflects the evolution of our understanding about the importance of migrant remittances and the policies that govern them.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""1-The Political Economy of Remittances""; ""Table 1.1 Distribution of the World�s Migrants by Region of Origin and Destination""; ""Family Remittances as Part of the 5 Ts""; ""Regulation and the Marketplace""; ""Remittances and Development""; ""The 5 Ts: Tourism, Trade, Transportation, Telecommunication, Transfers of Donations""; ""Note""; ""2-Sending Money Home""; ""Table 2.1 Geographic Distribution of Remittances""; ""From the United States to Latin America""

""Table 2.2 Comparison of Length of Time Remitting and Amounts of Remittances in Latin America""""Table 2.3 Migrant Remittances as a Percentage of Income""; ""Remittances in Reference to Macroeconomic Indicators""; ""Table 2.4 Length of Time Receiving Remittances in Latin America""; ""From Russia to Central Asia and the South Caucasus""; ""Table 2.5 Demographic Characteristics of Remittance Recipients, Selected Countries, 2007""; ""Table 2.6 Income Dependence on Remittances Among Recipients in Capital Cities and Other Locations""; ""Ghanaians and Nigerians in Europe: Patterns and Corridors""

""Table 2.7 Demographic Characteristics of Ghanaian Migrants""""Table 2.8 Education Levels of Ghanaian Migrants""; ""Table 2.9 Macroeconomic Impacts of Remittances on Nigeria and Ghana""; ""Table 2.10 Length of Time Migrants Have Lived Abroad""; ""The Effects of the Economic Recession on the Remittance Corridors""; ""Table 2.11 Greatest Reported Hardship of the Economic Downturn on Latino Immigrant Remitters""; ""Table 2.12 Remittances by Migrants in Europe After the Economic Downturn""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""3-When the South Meets the South""; ""Intraregional Flows in Latin America""

""Table 3.1 Amount Sent per Remittance, Haitians in the Dominican Republic, 2006""""Table 3.2 Length of Time Remitting, Haitians in the Dominican Republic, 2006""; ""Table 3.3 Amount Remitted by Range, Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, 2005""; ""Table 3.4 Length of Time Remitting, Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, 2005""; ""Intraregional Flows in Western Africa""; ""Table 3.5 Remittance-Sending Among Migrants in West Africa, 2006""; ""Table 3.6 Country of Origin for Migrants in Ghana, 2005""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""4-Regulation and the Market for Global Remittances""

""Rules Governing International Currency Flows""""Figure 4.1 Structure of an International Money Transfer Operation""; ""Southeast Asia""; ""Table 4.1 Preferred Remittance Method Among Immigrants in Japan""; ""Figure 4.2 The Cost of Sending Remittances in Southeast Asia""; ""Central Asia""; ""The Caucasus""; ""Europe""; ""The Marketplace in Moldova and Spain""; ""The United States""; ""Latin America""; ""Africa""; ""Figure 4.3 The Remittance Marketplace and Regulation in Nigeria""; ""Regulatory Issues in the Middle East and North Africa""; ""Regulatory Issues in East Africa""

""Regulatory Issues in West Africa""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-034-6