LEADER 03482nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910456959903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-10002-9 010 $a9786613100023 010 $a0-8213-8718-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000035334 035 $a(EBL)692799 035 $a(OCoLC)728688138 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523862 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12185310 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523862 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10543414 035 $a(PQKB)10224154 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC692799 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL692799 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468651 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL310002 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000035334 100 $a20110404d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLeveraging migration for Africa$b[electronic resource] $eremittances, skills, and investments /$fDilip Ratha ... [et al.] 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8257-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMigration 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. 330 $aA joint effort led by the African Development Bank and the World Bank, 'Leveraging Migration for Africa' is the first comprehensive publication on harnessing migration, remittances, and other diaspora resources for the development of Africa. It comes at a time when countries in Africa and elsewhere are grappling with difficult choices on how to manage migration.Policy makers can help leverage the contributions of migrants to the development of Africa, reduceremittance costs, improve the efficiency of remittance markets in both origin and destination countries, and address the needs of the orig 606 $aEmigrant remittances$zAfrica 606 $aAfrican diaspora$xEconomic aspects 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$zAfrica 606 $aEconomic development$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xEmigration and immigration$xEconomic aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEmigrant remittances 615 0$aAfrican diaspora$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign 615 0$aEconomic development 676 $a338.96 701 $aRatha$b Dilip$0858518 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456959903321 996 $aLeveraging migration for Africa$91990345 997 $aUNINA