
Migration, Remittances and Development in Southern Africa
IDASA Publishers
Published on 15. July 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
978-1-920118-15-0 (ISBN)
Description
Migrant remittances are a focus of attention worldwide, with debates raging on their impact on poverty alleviation. Less well known is that over a third of remittances to underdeveloped countries originate in other developing countries. Remittances as goods and commodities, and remittances from urban to rural areas are important. This is the case in the southern African region where cross-border migration is commonplace. Remittances to Africa easily exceed development aid, yet the comparative research and publication interest is paltry. The southern African context suffers particularly from a paucity of data. This survey provides information on the profile of the migrant population, remittance flows and usage at household level in five SADC countries, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. It considers remittances both within the region and from Africans in the diaspora. Further factors under consideration are gender, age, education level and tradition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cape Town
South Africa
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
116 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-920118-15-0 (9781920118150)
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