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UNINA9910465508103321 |
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Migration and remittances during the global financial crisis and beyond [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ibrahim Sirkeci, Jeffrey H. Cohen, Dilip Ratha |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012 |
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1-280-78293-5 |
9786613693327 |
0-8213-8827-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (470 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Sirkeciİbrahim |
CohenJeffrey H (Jeffrey Harris) |
RathaDilip |
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Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
Immigrants - Economic aspects |
Emigrant remittances |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction: Remittance Flows and Practices during the Crisis; Figures; I.1 Resilience of Remittances Compared to Other Financial Flows to Developing Countries; PART I; Chapter 1. Theoretical Appraisal: Understanding Remittances; Chapter 2. Forecasting Migrant Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis; Chapter 3. Economic Crises and Migration: Learning from the Past and the Present; 3.1 Real GDP per Capita with and without the Current Crisis, 1980-2013; 3.2 Population of Ireland during the Nineteenth Century |
3.3 Emigration from the British Isles to the United States and British GDP Growth, 1831-19133.4 Emigration of British Citizens from the British Isles to the United States and British GDP Growth, 1853-1913; 3.5 (Lagged) Emigration of British Citizens from the British Isles to the United States and British GDP Growth, 1853-1913; 3.6 Emigration to |
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the United States from Five European Countries and U.S. GDP Growth, 1870-1913; 3.7 Emigration Rates to the United States, 1860-1913; Tables; 3.1 Official Estimates of the Total Number of Foreign Workers in Asian Economies, 1996-2000 |
3.8 GDP Growth, Then and Now 3.9 Change in Unemployment Rates for Native- and Foreign-Born Workers, Selected OECD Countries, Third Quarter 2008 to Third Quarter 2009; Chapter 4. Remittance Flow, Working Capital Formation, and Economic Growth; PART II; Chapter 5. The Financial Crisis in the Gulf and Its Impact on South Asian Migration and Remittances; 5.1 Real GDP Growth Rates in Selected Countries; 5.2 Share of Employment across Economic Activities in GCC Countries, 2007; 5.3 Projects Affected by the Crisis in the GCC; 5.4 Government Expenditure in the GCC Countries, 2006-11 |
5.5 Estimated Number of Migrants Returning to Kerala Due to Crisis in 2009 5.6 Estimates of Emigrants Returning to South Asia from the Gulf Due to Crisis, 2009; 5.7 Average Cost of Emigration for Different Migration Corridors from Kerala, 2008; 5.8 Channels of Migration by Emigrants, 2007; 5.9 Estimates of Emigrants Who Lost Job in the Gulf but Did Not Return, 2009; 5.10 Flow of Migrant Workers from South Asia to the Gulf, 2005-09; 5.11 Inward Remittances to South Asian Countries, 2000-09; Chapter 6. Gendered Use of Remittances: The United Arab Emirates-Bangladesh Remittance Corridor |
6.1 Bangladeshi Labor Migration to the United Arab Emirates, 1976-2010 6.2 Inflows of Remittances from the United Arab Emirates to Bangladesh, 1998-2011; 6.1 "Near Past" and "Near Future" Use of Remittances by Gender: Household and Migrant Worker Surveys, 2009; Chapter 7 Trends and Correlates of Remittances to India; 7.1 Remittances to India; 7.2 Current Account Inflows, 1991-2009; 7.3 Net Remittances versus Net Capital Inflows, 1991-2009; 7.1 Volatility Measure of Current and Capital Inflows; 7.2 Volatility Measure of Net Current and Capital Inflows; 7.3 Trend in Remittances |
7.4 Correlates of Remittances between 1992 and 2010 |
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During the 2008 financial crisis, the possible changes in remittance-sending behavior and potential avenues to alleviate a probable decline in remittance flows became concerns. This book brings together a wide array of studies from around the world focusing on the recent trends in remittance flows. The authors have gathered a select group of researchers from academic, practitioner and policy making bodies. Thus the book can be seen as a conversation between the different stakeholders involved in or affected by remittance flows globally. The book is a first-of-its-kind attempt to analyze the |
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UNINA9910583466603321 |
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Autore |
Bessarabov Dmitri |
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Titolo |
PEM water electrolysis . Volume 1 / / Dmitri Bessarabov, Pierre Millet ; series editor, Bruno G. Pollet |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2018 |
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ISBN |
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0-12-811146-1 |
0-12-811145-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (178 pages) |
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Collana |
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Hydrogen and fuel cells primer series |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910784511603321 |
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Autore |
Balchin Paul N. |
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Titolo |
Regional policy and planning in Europe / / Paul Balchin and Ludek Sykora, with Gregory Bull |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-72131-5 |
1-134-72132-3 |
1-280-32518-6 |
0-203-31927-3 |
0-203-19867-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SykoraLudek <1965-> |
BullGregory H |
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Disciplina |
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Regional planning - Europe |
Europe Economic policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-271) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures""; ""List of tables""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""The economic basis of integration""; ""Introduction to government and planning systems""; ""Unitary states with centralised planning powers""; ""Unitary states with planning powers substantially devolved to the municipalities""; ""Unitary states with planning powers devolving to the regions""; ""Unitary states with planning power substantially devolved to the regions""; ""Federal states with planning power largely vested in the regions"" |
""Transition states of East Central Europe""""Infrastructure, the environment and regional development""; ""Urban areas""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
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<EM>Regional Policy and Planning in Europe</EM> explores the ways regional policy and planning systems across Europe have been influenced by:<BR>* economic and monetary union<BR>* the impending enlargement of the European Union<BR>* the devolution of administrative power from central government to regional authorities<BR>* the increased importance of environmental and urban |
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issues.<BR>Presenting a comprehensive overview of the economic basis of integration, this book examines the evolution of various systems of government, planning and forms of devolution. |
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