Summary
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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.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Background
Migration has become an integral and inevitable feature in Afghanistan for decades where it is now a structural and permanent element of the economy. The movement of people within the country and across borders in search of better economic opportunities or safety is a long-standing phenomenon of the Afghan society. International migration is propelled in Afghanistan by various push and pull factors, including persistent inter-country disparities in development, deteriorating security conditions, increased integration of the regional economy and divergent demographic dynamics. In the case of Afghanistan, migration has always been a key social risk management strategy in search of better employment opportunities and better security conditions. As a result of long years of civil war and conflicts and resultant deteriorating security conditions, ...
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