Remittances and International Development: The Invisible Forces Shaping Community

Khan, Sabith/ Merritt, Daisha

ISBN 10: 1138344419 / ISBN 13: 9781138344419

Published by Routledge, 2020

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198 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Remittances and International Development: The Invisible Forces Shaping Community
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138344419
• ISBN 13: 9781138344419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.56 kilograms

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Synopsis

This is a first of its kind book which examines the remittances in the two largest corridors in the World: India-Saudi Arabia and Mexico-U.S.A.

This book aims to treat remittances as an act of social norm involving individuals, nation-states, and diaspora communities. It treats remittances both as an act of individual obligation as well as a social fact that needs to be understood from the perspective of the actors, i.e., the givers and recipients. Using theories of motives of giving, policy analysis, international development, and international relations, the authors offer a compelling narrative of how and why remittances occur and the impacts on both the giver and recipient. The authors - both scholars of philanthropy and remittances - bring their shared perspective and understanding of this crucial phenomenon and delve deep into examining its impacts on community development and the relations between the nation-states. This book offers a sophisticated understanding of how vital remittances are to the world we live in.

The book sheds light on this important social reality and will be of value to researchers, academics, and students interested in remittances, as well as to practitioners working in the international development sector, NGO actors, and policy makers.

About the Author

Sabith Khan is the Program Director (Master of Public Policy and Administration) and Assistant Professor in the School of Management, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.

Daisha M. Merritt is the Associate Department Chair of the Department of Management and Technology in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide, U.S.A.