Leveraging migration for Africa : [electronic resource] remittances, skills, and investments / Dilip Ratha ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Ratha, Dilip
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TextPublisher: Washington, DC : World Bank, c2011Description: xix, 212 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0821382578; 0821387189 (electronic); 9780821382578; 9780821387184 (electronic)Subject(s): African diaspora -- Economic aspects | Economic development -- Africa | Emigrant remittances -- Africa | Investments, Foreign -- Africa | Africa -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspectsAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 338.96 LOC classification: HG3982 | .L48 2011Online resources: home 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.
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