Leveraging migration for Africa [electronic resource] : remittances, skills, and investments / Dilip Ratha ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Ratha, Dilip | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011Description: xix, 212 p. : ill. (some col.).Subject(s): Emigrant remittances -- Africa | African diaspora -- Economic aspects | Investments, Foreign -- Africa | Economic development -- Africa | Africa -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 338.96 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Migration patterns and policies in Africa. Migration from and within Africa -- Immigration to Africa -- Understanding cross-country migration patterns -- Socioeconomic characteristics of migrants from Africa -- Managing migration. Migrant remittances. Recent remittance trends and the impact of the global financial crisis -- Implications of remittances at the macroeconomic level -- Development impact of remittances at the microeconomic level -- Remittance markets in Africa -- Toward less costly and more transparent remittances : policy changes. Migration of the highly skilled. Benefits and patterns of high-skilled migration -- Earnings of tertiary-educated migrants in destination labor markets -- Policy options. Harnessing the resources of the diaspora. Locating the African diaspora -- Benefiting from diasporas -- An emerging policy agenda to maximize the benefits of diasporas -- Dealing with diaspora communities abroad.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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