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UNINA9910814315603321 |
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Remittances : : development impact and future prospects / / editors, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha |
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Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] |
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copyright 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-15562-0 |
9786610155620 |
0-8213-5795-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xx, 378 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MaimboSamuel Munzele |
RathaDilip |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emigrant remittances - Developing countries |
Transfer payments - Developing countries |
Finance - Government policy - Developing countries |
Developing countries Economic conditions Congresses |
Developing countries Emigration and immigration Economic aspects Congresses |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Proceedings of a 2003 conference organized by the Department for International Development, IMF, and World Bank. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Remittances: An Overview; Part I Remittance Trends and Determinants; Chapter 1 Workers' Remittances: An Important and Stable Source of External Development Finance; Chapter 2 Migrant Remittances in Africa: A Regional Perspective; Part II Maximizing the Development Impact of Remittances; Chapter 3 The Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances on Poverty Reduction; Chapter 4 Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan; Chapter 5 Migrant Workers' Remittances: A Source of Finance for Micro-Enterprise Development in Bangladesh? |
Chapter 6 Migration and Development: The Philippine Experience Chapter 7 Remittances from Canada to Central America and the Caribbean; Part III Strengthening the Formal Financial Infrastructure for |
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Remittances; Chapter 8 Exploring the Credit Union Experience with Remittances in the Latin American Market; Chapter 9 Remittances and Pyramid Investment Schemes in Albania; Chapter 10 International Remittances: Delivering Fair Value; Part IV Increasing Transparency in the Informal Financial Infrastructure for Remittances; Chapter 11 The Regulation and Supervision of Informal Funds Transfer Systems |
Chapter 12 Regulation and Supervision in a Vacuum: The Story of the Somali Remittance Sector Chapter 13 A Proposed Framework to Analyze Informal Funds Transfer Systems; Part V Migration, Development, and Remittances; Chapter 14 The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Poverty; Chapter 15 Transnationalism and Development: Trends and Opportunities in Latin America; Chapter 16 Remittances: The New Development Mantra?; Index; Boxes; 1.1 Securitizing Future Flows of Workers' Remittances; 1.2 Mexican Matrículas Consulares Boost Remittances |
1.3 Financial Fairs Promote Good Banking Habits 2.1 The Effects of Regulation on Remittances; 13.1 FATF's Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing; 13.2 FedACH's International Model; 13.3 Preliminary Obstacles to Estimating IFT; 16.1 The Limitations of Remittance Data: A Serious Caveat; Figures; 1.1 Workers' Remittances and Other Inflows; 1.2 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.3 Remittances Are Higher in Lower-Income Countries, 2003; 1.4 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003; 1.5 Top 20 Developing-Country Recipients of Remittances, 2003 |
1.6 Top Sources of Outward Remittances, 2003 1.7 Outward Remittances from the United States and Saudi Arabia; 1.8 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in the Philippines; 1.9 Volatility of Remittances Compared to Private Flows in Turkey; 1.10 Volatility of Remittances, by Country Group, 1980's and 1990's; 1.11 India's Remittance Receipts; 1.12 Average Transfer Fee and Exchange Rate Commission for Sending US200, February 2002; 2.1 Remittances to Developing Countries,1970 to 2001; 2.2 Total Remittances to Africa,1990 to 2001; 2.3 Remittances by Region,1990 to 2001 |
2.4 Regional Distribution of Remittances to Africa, 2001 |
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