Diaspora engagement and development in South Asia. / / Tan Tai Yong, Md Mizanur Rahman
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| Titolo: |
Diaspora engagement and development in South Asia. / / Tan Tai Yong, Md Mizanur Rahman
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| Pubblicazione: | Hampshire, England : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2013] |
| ©2013 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 909/.04914 |
| Soggetto topico: | Economic development - South Asia |
| South Asians - Ethnic identity | |
| South Asians - Foreign countries | |
| South Asian diaspora | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | TanTai Yong <1961-> |
| RahmanMizanur <1972-> | |
| Note generali: | Papers based on a two-day workshop held at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, in September 2012. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms; Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia; 1 From Germany to India: The Role of NRIs and PIOs in Economic and Social Development Assistance; 2 Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan; 3 Afghan Diasporas in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency; 4 The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital - Pathways of Return Migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India |
| 5 Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages6 From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh; 7 Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India; 8 Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal; 9 Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks Linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development; 10 Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development across the Indian Ocean; 11 Diaspora Engagement Policy in South Asia; 12 Pockets of the West: The Engagement of the Virtual Diaspora in India | |
| Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement – philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Diaspora engagement and development in South Asia |
| ISBN: | 1-349-46273-X |
| 1-137-33445-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790744303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
International political economy series.