| Description |
1 online resource (10 pages) illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in Development Ser |
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Directions in Development Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1 International Remittances: Impact, Policy, and Costs; Notes; 2 The Development Impact of Remittances; Notes; 3 Public Infrastructure for Remittances; Notes; 4 Formal Financial Sector Infrastructure for Remittances; Notes; 5 Informal Financial Sector Infrastructure for Remittances; Notes; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Appendix 1 Summary of Dataset on Poverty, Inequality, International Migration, and Remittances; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
According to a recent World Bank study of remittances, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all among the top 20 receivers of remittances, with estimated receipts of US3.2 billion, US8.4 billion and U.S 1.5 billion respectively. Migrant Labor Remittances in South Asia identifies and discusses the key issues affecting the remittance industry in South Asia. It examines the development and implementation of policies, processes, and infrastructure to foster a development-oriented transfer of financial resources between migrants in developed economies and their families in the region. R |
| Audience |
Scholarly & Professional World Bank Publications |
| Subject |
Emigrant remittances -- South Asia
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Foreign workers, South Asian -- Arab countries
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Banks and banking -- South Asia
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- South Asia -- Finance
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Banks and banking
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Economic history
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Emigrant remittances
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Foreign workers, South Asian
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Finance
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| SUBJECT |
South Asia -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
Arab countries
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South Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Adams, Richard, author
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| ISBN |
9780821361832 |
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082136183X |
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