Diaspora for development in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sonia Plaza and Dilip Ratha

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.82096
• Soggetto topico: African diaspora - Economic aspects; Africans - Economic aspects - Foreign countries; Economic development - Finance - Africa; Emigrant remittances - Africa; Entrepreneurship - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Emigration and immigration Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PlazaSonia RathaDilip
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Diasporas of the South : situating the African diaspora in Africa / Jonathan Crush -- Another link in the chain : migrant networks and international investment / David Leblang -- Return migration and small enterprise development in the Maghreb / Flore Gubert and Christophe J. Nordman -- Diaspora bonds : tapping the diaspora during difficult times / Suhas L. Ketkar and Dilip Ratha -- African diaspora associations in Denmark : a study of their development activities and potentials / Lars Ove Trans and Ida Marie Vammen -- The financial consequences of high-skill emigration : lessons from African doctors abroad / Michael A. Clemens -- France's codevelopment program : financial and fiscal incentives to promote diaspora entrepreneurship and transfers / Marion Panizzon -- The Migration for Development in Africa experience and beyond / Ndioro Ndiaye, Susanne Melde, and Rougui Ndiaye-Coïc -- Reinforcing the contributions of African diasporas to development / Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie -- Migration and productive investment : a conceptual framework / Valeria Galetto.
• Sommario/riassunto: The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development, through remittances, but more importantly, through promotion of trade, investment, knowledge and technology transfers. The book aims to consolidate research and evidence on these issues with a view to formulating policies in both sending and receiving countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Diaspora for development in Africa
• ISBN: 1-283-10003-7; 9786613100030; 0-8213-8619-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456727303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II