| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Remittances and the politics of austerity -- Outsourcing social welfare: how migrants replaced the state during Mexico's market transition -- How remittances prevent social unrest: evidence from the Mexican countryside -- Optimism in times of crisis: remittances and economic security in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East -- They came banging pots and pans: remittances and government approval in Sub-Saharan Africa during the food crisis -- No left turn: remittances and incumbent support in Mexico's closely-contested 2006 presidential election -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
In order to meet the International Monetary Fund's debt-reduction guidelines, many developing country governments have had to retrenth their social welfare systems. This book is about how remittances--the hundreds of billions of dollars international migrants send to family members in their home countries each year--are helping to fill this welfare gap and prevent civil unrest in developing countries. Looking particularly at Mexico, with supplemental cases in Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Latin America, the author argues that counting on expatriates to send money home has become |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 04, 2018) |
| Subject |
Emigrant remittances -- Developing countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Economic policy
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Emigrant remittances
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| SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Economic policy
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| Subject |
Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018002073 |
| ISBN |
9780190862879 |
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0190862874 |
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9780190862855 |
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0190862858 |
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9780190862862 |
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0190862866 |
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