LEADER 03005nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910812519803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-65431-7 010 $a9786610654314 010 $a0-8213-6783-8 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-6782-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000469273 035 $a(EBL)459384 035 $a(OCoLC)427506785 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089999 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11111856 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089999 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10093175 035 $a(PQKB)10022875 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459384 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459384 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10146795 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL65431 035 $a(OCoLC)427845926 035 $a(The World Bank)ocm70884962 035 $a(US-djbf)14481502 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000469273 100 $a20060804d2006 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor $eunderstanding better the drivers of remittances intermediation /$fHela Cheikhrouhou ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2006 215 $axii, 71 pages $cillustrations, map ;$d26 cm 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper,$x1726-5878 ;$vno. 86 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6782-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; Introduction; LIST OF FIGURES; 1. At the First Mile; LIST OF BOXES; LIST OF TABLES; 2. At the Intermediary Stage; 3. At the Last Mile; Appendixes; Bibliography; Map of Remittance Flows in the U.S.-Guatemala Corridor 330 $aThis study gives an overview of the intermediation of worker remittance flows from the United States to Guatemala. In contrast to other remittance corridors in the world, most transfers in this corridor are channeled in the United States through the formal sector, and distributed in Guatemala through the banking system. However, both senders and receivers have little access to financial products and services. This study argues that in a country characterized by high income inequality and low and concentrated access to credit, the large role played by domestic banks in distributing remittances 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 86. 517 3 $aUS-Guatemala remittance corridor 606 $aEmigrant remittances$zGuatemala 606 $aEmigrant remittances$zUnited States 615 0$aEmigrant remittances 615 0$aEmigrant remittances 676 $a332.1/78 701 $aCheikhrouhou$b Hela$f1972-$01625471 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812519803321 996 $aThe U.S.-Guatemala remittance corridor$94120888 997 $aUNINA