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Migration, Remittances and Development in South Asia explores the impact of migration on development in South Asian countries, compiling extensive information on the migration flows and trends, migrant remittances and migration policies. It discusses a number of proposals for effective cooperation on protection of migrant rights and promotion of migration and development linkages.
Through a nuanced look at the role of remittances in bringing about development, it takes cognizance of the fact that remittances alone are unlikely to lift people out of poverty; rather, it is their interplay with other economic, social and cultural factors which determine the scale and type of impact remittances can have on poverty reduction.
The book also examines how migration should be brought into the mainstream of development planning where development must be understood as a dynamic process implying growth, advancement, empowerment and progress, with the goal of enlarging the scope of human choices and creating an environment where citizens can live with dignity and equality.
The Maldives
The Maldives
Introduction
South Asian neighbours of the Maldives are characterized by labour surpluses with outward migration and remittances playing a big role in their development process. Contrary to this trend, increasing inflows of workers, especially from the South Asian countries, have been a prominent feature in the Maldivian economy in the past few decades. This is due to various reasons including the substantial mismatches that exist in the country's labour market. The lack of adequately skilled workers and the increasing demand for unskilled workers have resulted in a flood of expatriate workers into the country. Providing their services in high-skilled professions such as teaching and medical services as well as in low-skilled professions such as construction workers and domestic aides, the ...
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