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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809611703321

Titolo

South Asian migration : remittances and beyond / / edited by Md Mizanur Rahman and Zaara Zain Hussain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-8181-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Disciplina

304.854

Soggetti

South Asians - Foreign countries

South Asian diaspora

South Asia Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

International migration is a dynamic global phenomenon that has been drawing increasing attention from both scholars and policymakers over the last few decades. It is particularly relevant to South Asia, since the region is a vast source of "sojourner" migrant labour, as well as home to permanent immigrant and diaspora communities. The chapters brought together in this volume provide insights into the study of international migration, diaspora engagement and remittances in South Asia. In particular, they analyse the implications of this phenomenon in relation to development and shed light on m