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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.
Introduction
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Background
Although migration has been a common feature in many economies in the past, the massive movement of people abroad has been somewhat of a recent phenomenon. Increasing globalization and subsequent integration of countries have helped to fuel such a trend. This has been further aided by initiatives on a global scale, which have both promoted and encouraged migration. The outflow of workers is seen in both the developing and developed countries but most often occurs in developing countries, whose populace leaves for work in first World Countries.
Statistics show that skilled workers tend to leave smaller countries at much higher rates than larger ones, and they leave lower-income countries such as Sri Lanka and Ghana at much higher rates than higher-income countries like South Africa ...
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