Diaspora for development in Africa /

The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development, through remittances, but more importantly, through promotion of trade, investment, knowledge and technology transfers. The book aims to consolidate research and evidence on these issues with a view to formulating policies in...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Plaza, Sonia, Ratha, Dilip
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011
Series:World Bank e-Library.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Diasporas of the South : situating the African diaspora in Africa / Jonathan Crush
  • Another link in the chain : migrant networks and international investment / David Leblang
  • Return migration and small enterprise development in the Maghreb / Flore Gubert and Christophe J. Nordman
  • Diaspora bonds : tapping the diaspora during difficult times / Suhas L. Ketkar and Dilip Ratha
  • African diaspora associations in Denmark : a study of their development activities and potentials / Lars Ove Trans and Ida Marie Vammen
  • The financial consequences of high-skill emigration : lessons from African doctors abroad / Michael A. Clemens
  • France's codevelopment program : financial and fiscal incentives to promote diaspora entrepreneurship and transfers / Marion Panizzon
  • The Migration for Development in Africa experience and beyond / Ndioro Ndiaye, Susanne Melde, and Rougui Ndiaye-Coïc
  • Reinforcing the contributions of African diasporas to development / Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie
  • Migration and productive investment : a conceptual framework / Valeria Galetto.