LEADER 03775oam 22007455 450 001 9910781345103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-10002-9 010 $a9786613100023 010 $a0-8213-8718-9 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8257-8 035 $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(The World Bank)2011012319 035 $a(US-djbf)16723063 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000035334 100 $a20110404d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLeveraging migration for Africa : $eremittances, skills, and investments /$fDilip Ratha ... [and others] 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d[2011] 210 4$dcopyright 2011. 215 $axix, 212 pages $ccolor illustrations ;$d26 cm 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 $aA joint effort led by the African Development Bank and the World Bank, 'Leveraging Migration for Africa' is the first comprehensive publication on harnessing migration, remittances, and other diaspora resources for the development of Africa. It comes at a time when countries in Africa and elsewhere are grappling with difficult choices on how to manage migration.Policy makers can help leverage the contributions of migrants to the development of Africa, reduceremittance costs, improve the efficiency of remittance markets in both origin and destination countries, and address the needs of the orig 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aEmigrant remittances$zAfrica 606 $aAfrican diaspora$xEconomic aspects 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$zAfrica 606 $aEconomic development$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xEmigration and immigration$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEmigrant remittances 615 0$aAfrican diaspora$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign 615 0$aEconomic development 676 $a338.96 701 $aRatha$b Dilip$01471228 801 0$bIEN/DLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bYDX 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bIG# 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781345103321 996 $aLeveraging migration for Africa$93731760 997 $aUNINA